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Female Monasticism in Early Modern Europe

An Interdisciplinary View

  • Hardback
  • 240 pages
  • Publisher: Ashgate Publishing Group
  • 15.6 x 23.4 x 1.8 cm

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For those curious about women's spirituality in history.

"Female Monasticism" reveals hidden female voices.

You gain insight into women's roles and identities.

Discover the rich tapestry of female spirituality in early modern Europe through this insightful collection of essays that explore the lives and identities of nuns across different cultures.

This volume of eleven interdisciplinary essays addresses the multifaceted nature of female religious identity in early modern Europe. By dismantling the boundaries between the academic disciplines of history, art history, musicology and literary studies it offers new cross-cultural readings essential to a more comprehensive understanding of the complexity of female spirituality in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.Utilising a wide range of archival material, encompassing art, architecture, writings and music commissioned or produced by nuns, the volume's main emphasis is on the limitations and potentials created by the boundaries of the convent. Each chapter explores how the personal and national circumstances in which the women lived affected the formation of their spirituality and the assertion of their social and political authority. The production and use of cultural artefacts is thus examined as the result of processes of acculturation.Consisting of four sections each dealing with different parts of Europe, and discussing issues of social and spiritual identity, such as the formation of community and memory, spiritual direction and secular patronage, this compelling collection offers a significant addition to a thriving field of study.
Female Monasticism in Early Modern Europe and Abraham Kuyper
Abraham KuyperFemale Monasticism in Early Modern Europe

  • Title

    Female Monasticism in Early Modern Europe

  • Author

    Cordula Van Wyhe

  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    Ashgate Publishing Group

  • Published

    November 2008

  • Edition

    New edition

  • Weight

    600g

  • Page Count

    240

  • Dimensions

    15.6 x 23.4 x 1.8 cm

  • ISBN

    9780754653370

  • ISBN-10

    0754653374

  • Eden Code

    1212396

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