Rebellious nuns : the troubled history of a Mexican convent, 1752-1863 /
Nuns are hardly associated with rebellion and turmoil. However convents have often been the scenes of conflict and the author has discovered documents that allow an intimate look at two crises that destroyed a convent in Mexico. Chowning highlights the complicated dynamics of having committed your l...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
2005.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Nuns are hardly associated with rebellion and turmoil. However convents have often been the scenes of conflict and the author has discovered documents that allow an intimate look at two crises that destroyed a convent in Mexico. Chowning highlights the complicated dynamics of having committed your life to God and community. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 296 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780195182217 0195182219 9780198040200 0198040202 142373498X 9781423734987 1280704497 9781280704499 |