Female Piety and the Catholic Reformation in France

Informationen zum Autor Hillman, Jennifer Klappentext Hillman presents a fascinating account of the role that women played during the Catholic Reformation in France. She reconstructs the devotional practices of a network of powerful women showing how they reconciled Catholic piety with their roles as part of an aristocratic elite, challenging the view that the Catholic Reformation was a male concern. Zusammenfassung Hillman presents a fascinating account of the role that women played during the Catholic Reformation in France. She reconstructs the devotional practices of a network of powerful women showing how they reconciled Catholic piety with their roles as part of an aristocratic elite! challenging the view that the Catholic Reformation was a male concern. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Spiritual Friendship and Rigorist Devotional Culture 1 Prelude: A Spiritual Pedigree 2 Out of Egypt 3 Guardians of the Soul 4 Solitary Temples and Empty Shrines 5 In Pursuit of Solitude Conclusion

Product details

• Authors: Jennifer Hillman, Hillman Jennifer
• Publisher: ASHGATE PUB CO
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2014
• EAN: 9781848934900
• ISBN: 978-1-84893-490-0
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: Religious Cultures in the Earl; Religious Cultures in the Early Modern World; Religious Cultures in the Early Modern World
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; History, HISTORY / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, HISTORY / Europe / General, HISTORY / Europe / France, RELIGION / Christianity / History, RELIGION / Christianity / General, HISTORY / Women, RELIGION / Sexuality & Gender Studies, Christianity, History of Religion, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599