E-Book, Englisch, Band 48, 288 Seiten
Gray The Congrégation de Notre-Dame, Superiors, and the Paradox of Power, 1693-1796
1. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-0-7735-7472-4
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
E-Book, Englisch, Band 48, 288 Seiten
Reihe: McGill-Queen's Studies in the History of Religion
ISBN: 978-0-7735-7472-4
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
Nuns have often been portrayed as nascent feminists wielding an exceptional amount of power. In this formative study of the Congrégation de Notre-Dame - a religious community of uncloistered women established in Montreal in 1657 - Colleen Gray presents a more nuanced view of the foundations and exercise of power within the convent.