Nuns: A History of Convent Life 1450-1700

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Silvia Evangelista (, lecturer in Early Modern History, University of East Anglia) Silvia Evangelisti (Lecturer in Early Modern History, School of History, University of East Anglia)

Nuns

A History of Convent Life 1450-1700

Silvia Evangelista (, lecturer in Early Modern History, University of East Anglia), Silvia Evangelisti (Lecturer in Early Modern History, School of History, University of East Anglia)

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Oxford University Press
11 December 2008

European history; Early modern history: c 1450 to c 1700; Religion & beliefs; Christian communities & monasticism; Religious communities & monasticism

Cloistered and inaccessible 'brides of Christ'? Or socially engaged women, active in the outside world to a degree impossible for their secular sisters? Nuns

tells the fascinating stories of the women who have lived in religious communities since the dawn of the modern age - their ideals and achievements, frustrations and failures, and their attempts to reach out to the society around them. Drawing particularly on the nuns' own words, Silvia Evangelisti explores how they came to the cloister, how they responded to monastic discipline, and how they pursued their spiritual, intellectual, and missionary activities. The book looks not only at the individual stories of outstanding historical figures such as Teresa of Avila but also at the wider picture of convent life - what it symbolized to contemporaries, how it reflected and related to the world beyond the cloister, and what it means in the world today.

By: Silvia Evangelista ( lecturer in Early Modern History University of East Anglia), Silvia Evangelisti (Lecturer in Early Modern History, School of History, University of East Anglia)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 401g
ISBN: 9780199532056
ISBN 10: 0199532052
Pages: 312
Publication Date: 11 December 2008
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , A / AS level
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction 1: On Nuns and Nunneries 2: Cloistered Spaces 3: Voices from the Cloister 4: Theatre and Music 5: The Visual Arts 6: Expansions: Nuns across the Globe 7: Open Communities of Women

Reviews for Nuns: A History of Convent Life 1450-1700

Eminently readable. James Kelly, Catholic Times Makes a significant contribution to our understanding of nuns as women in society. Peta Dunstan, Church Times