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Between exaltation and infamy : female mystics in the golden age of Spain /

Using case-studies and biographies, the author examines women's mysticism in 16th- and 17th-century Spain and investigates the spiritual forces that provided women with a way to transcend the control of the male-dominated Catholic Church.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Haliczer, Stephen, 1942-
Corporate Author: Oxford University Press
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.
Subjects:
Mysticism > Spain > History > 16th century.
Women mystics > Spain > History > 16th century.
Spain > Church history > 16th century.
Mysticism > Spain > History > 17th century.
Women mystics > Spain > History > 17th century.
Spain > Church history > 17th century.
Mysticisme > Espagne > Histoire > 16e siècle.
Femmes mystiques > Espagne > Histoire > 16e siècle.
Espagne > Histoire religieuse > 16e siècle.
Mysticisme > Espagne > Histoire > 17e siècle.
Femmes mystiques > Espagne > Histoire > 17e siècle.
Espagne > Histoire religieuse > 17e siècle.
RELIGION > Mysticism.
Mysticism
Women mystics
Spain
1500-1699
Electronic books.
Church history
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Using case-studies and biographies, the author examines women's mysticism in 16th- and 17th-century Spain and investigates the spiritual forces that provided women with a way to transcend the control of the male-dominated Catholic Church.
Physical Description:1 online resource (vi, 349 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-344) and index.
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