Convents and Nuns in Eighteenth-Century French Politics and Culture /

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Mita Choudhury explores the place of the nunnery & of nuns in French society during the 18th century, examining the long struggle to escape the dominance of male clergy & then the increasing pressure on their very existence in the years leading up to & during the Revolution.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Choudhury, Mita, 1964- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, 2004.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Politieke ideeën.
Politieke cultuur.
Nonnen.
Kloosters.
Politik
Frauenkloster
Monasticism and religious orders for women.
RELIGION > Sexuality & Gender Studies.
Monachisme et ordres religieux feminins > France > Histoire > 18e siecle.
Monasticism and religious orders for women > France > History > 18th century.
Frankrijk.
Frankreich
France.
France > Histoire religieuse > 18e siecle.
France > Church history > 18th century.
History.
Church history.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Description
Summary:Mita Choudhury explores the place of the nunnery & of nuns in French society during the 18th century, examining the long struggle to escape the dominance of male clergy & then the increasing pressure on their very existence in the years leading up to & during the Revolution.
Physical Description:1 online resource (248 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9781501726996

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