Dissenting Daughters - Reformed Women in the Dutch Republic, 1572-1725

Dissenting Daughters reveals the vital contribution made by devout women to the spread and practice of the Reformed faith in the Dutch Republic in the 16th and 17th centuries, drawing on the histories of six women: Cornelia Teellinck, Susanna Teellinck, Anna Maria van Schurman, Sara Nevius, Cornelia Leydekker, and Henrica van Hoolwerff.

Sommario

• Introduction


• 1: Domestic Study, Worship, and Instruction


• 2: Cornelia and Susanna Teellinck


• 3: Anna Maria van Schurman


• 4: Sara Nevius


• 5: Henrica van Hoolwerff and Cornelia Leydekker


• Conclusion

Info autore

Amanda C. Pipkin is Associate Professor of History at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She received a BA at Wake Forest University, an MA at the University of Leiden, and a PhD from Rutgers University. Her book, Rape in the Republic, 1609-1725: Formulating Dutch Identity (2013), reveals the significance of sex and gender in the construction of Dutch identity. She co-edited with Sarah Moran Women and Gender in the Early Modern Low Countries, 1500-1750 (2019), an interdisciplinary volume that reveals vital interconnections among women across the modern political divide of The Netherlands and Belgium.

Riassunto

Dissenting Daughters reveals the vital contribution made by devout women to the spread and practice of the Reformed faith in the Dutch Republic in the 16th and 17th centuries, drawing on the histories of six women: Cornelia Teellinck, Susanna Teellinck, Anna Maria van Schurman, Sara Nevius, Cornelia Leydekker, and Henrica van Hoolwerff.

Testo aggiuntivo

One hopes that this book will inspire further research into the religious history of women throughout the entire early modern Low Countries.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Pipkin , Amanda C. Pipkin, Amanda C. (Associate Professor of History Pipkin
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.03.2022
• EAN: 9780192857279
• ISBN: 978-0-19-285727-9
• Pagine: 280
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Età moderna fino al 1918; European History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, RELIGION / Christianity / History, HISTORY / Modern / 16th Century, HISTORY / Modern / 17th Century, HISTORY / Europe / Western, RELIGION / Christianity / Presbyterian, HISTORY / Women, RELIGION / Sexuality & Gender Studies, RELIGION / Christianity / Calvinist, Netherlands, History of Religion, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Social and cultural history, Gender studies: women, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Gender studies: women and girls, C 1600 To C 1700, Calvinist, Reformed & Presbyterian Churches, Calvinist, Reformed and Presbyterian Churches