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The sixteenth century was a period of crisis in the Catholic Church. Monastic reorganization was a major issue, and women were at the forefront of charting new directions in convent policy. The story of the Carmelite Reform has been told before, but never from the perspective of the women on the front lines. Nearly all accounts of the movement focus on Teresa de Avila, (1515-1582), and end with her death in 1582.
Women Religious and Epistolary Exchange in the Carmelite Reform: The Disciples of Teresa de Avila carries the story beyond Teresa's death, showing how the next generation of Carmelite nuns struggled into the seventeenth century to continue her mission. It is unique in that it draws primarily from female-authored sources, in particular, the letters of three of Teresa's most dynamic disciples: María de San José, Ana de Jesús and Ana de San Bartolomé.
Table des matières
Introduction, Part I: Maria de San José, 1. The (Almost) Silenced Epistolary Pen of Maria de San José, 2. Drama in Seville, 3. On to Portugal, 4. Battles, 5. Trials, Part II: Ana de Jesús, 6. Paris and Beyond, 7. In the Low Countries, Part III: Ana de San Bartolomé, 8. The Other Ana, 9. Ana and the French, 10. The Antwerp Foundation, 11. Friends and Enemies., 12. The Ones Who Stayed Behind: The Letters of Catalina de Cristo to Ana de San Bartolomé, Conclusion, Index
A propos de l'auteur
Bárbara Mujica is a Professor Emerita of Spanish literature at Georgetown University, where she taught early modern Spanish literature with a specialization in the Spanish mystics, women's writing, and Spanish theater. She was awarded a Presidential Medal, the School of Languages and Linguistics Service Medal, and the Dean's Medal for Excellence in Teaching. Throughout her career she published numerous scholarly books and she is founder and editor of
Comedia Performance, a journal devoted to early modern Spanish theater. She is also the author of many works of fiction, including the novel
Sister Teresa (Spanish edition:
Hermana Teresa).
