English Benedictine nuns in exile in the seventeenth century : Living spirituality /

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Provides the first detailed and interdisciplinary analysis of the English Benedictine communities in exile during the seventeenth century, looking at their lived experiences, emotions and senses in religious life.

Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Lux-Sterritt, Laurence
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Oxford : Manchester University Press, 2017.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Monasticism and religious orders for women.
Catholics, English.
Benedictine nuns.
RELIGION / Christianity / Catholic
RELIGION > Institutions & Organizations.
Benedictines > Histoire > 17e siecle.
Monachisme et ordres religieux feminins > Europe > Histoire > 17e siecle.
Catholiques anglais > Europe > Histoire > 17e siecle.
Benedictine nuns > History > 17th century.
Monasticism and religious orders for women > Europe > History > 17th century.
Catholics, English > Europe > History > 17th century.
Europe.
History.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Cover; English Benedictine nuns in exilein the seventeenth century; Contents; Acknowledgements ; List of abbreviations; Notes on transcription and translation; List of nuns cited ; Brief notes on Benedictine convents in exile; Brief notes on the main archives used; Introduction; 1 The contemplative ideal of dying to the world; 2 When spiritual and secular families overlap; 3 The secular concerns of contemplatives; 4 The missionary spirit of enclosed nuns; 5 Taming worldly emotions and appetites; 6 Divine love, an emotional panacea?
  • 7 What place for the senses in contemplative life?8 Illness, death and beyond: the body as witness; Conclusion; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.

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