Untold sisters: hispanic nuns in their own works
Auteur :
Arenal, Electra / Schlau, Stacey
Éditeur :
University of New Mexico Press
ISBN :
9780826347381
Date de publication :
16 nov. 2009
Dimensions :
23,3 x 15,7 x 2,7 cm
Poids :
758 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Explains how role models such as St Teresa of Avila aided nun-authors in intertwining their personal beliefs with dogma, regardless of their social situations. This book reveals the contradictions of female monastic life: repression and liberation, obedience and rebellion, conformity and individuality.