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Nuns - A History of Convent Life 1450-1700 (Paperback)
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Nuns - A History of Convent Life 1450-1700 (Paperback)
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Praised in The Atlantic Monthly as an "engrossing narrative," Nuns
tells the fascinating stories of the women who have lived in
religious communities during some of the most tumultuous years in
European history. Drawing particularly on the nuns' own words,
Silvia Evangelisti reveals their ideals and achievements,
frustrations and failures, and their attempts to reach out to the
society around them. She explores how they came to the cloister,
how they responded to monastic discipline, and how they pursued
their spiritual, intellectual, and missionary activities. Indeed,
nuns often found a way to contribute to their communities by
creating charities and schools, while a few exceptional women made
names for themselves for their artistic talents or for establishing
new convents. This book features the individual stories of some of
the most outstanding historical figures, including Teresa of Avila,
who set up over seventeen new convents. Evangelisti shows how these
women were able to overcome some of the restrictions placed on
women in their societies at large. In doing so, she provides a
fascinating and rarely seen glimpse into their intriguing world.
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