Description |
1 online resource (305 pages : map) |
Series |
Book collections on Project MUSE
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Contents |
Front Matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- A note on nomenclature -- Map of Discalced Carmelite convents in the Netherlands -- Introduction -- 1 Convents, sisters and power -- 2 Mighty victims -- 3 Little ways, old and new -- 4 A new type of Carmelite -- 5 Contemplatives in an expressive culture -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index |
Summary |
This book examines how modern Catholic contemplative nuns in the Netherlands envisioned their spirituality, offering a contextualised exploration of the discourses they adopted to shape their identity as a female spiritual elite in a male-dominated church and society |
Analysis |
Carmelites |
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Edith Stein |
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Therese of Lisieux |
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cloister |
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lived religion |
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mysticism |
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perfectae caritatis |
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prayer |
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vicarious suffering |
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women religious |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
In English |
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Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 03, 2024) |
Subject |
Carmelite Nuns -- Netherlands
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RELIGION / Christianity / History.
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9781526177216 |
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1526177218 |
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