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From penitence to charity : pious women and the Catholic Reformation in Paris / Barbara B. Diefendorf.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Diefendorf, Barbara B., 1946- author.
Series:
Oxford scholarship online.
Oxford scholarship online
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Women in the Catholic Church--France--Paris--History--17th century.
Women in the Catholic Church.
Monasticism and religious orders for women--France--Paris--History--17th century.
Monasticism and religious orders for women.
Paris (France)--Church history--17th century.
Paris (France).
Physical Description:
1 online resource (353 p.)
Place of Publication:
Oxford ; Oxford University Press, 2023.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
Barbara Diefendorf analyzes female penitents and the revival of Catholic institutions and spirituality that produced a stunning burst of religious construction during the French wars of religion.
Contents:
Contents; Prologue: The First Dévote; Introduction; 1. Women in the New Jerusalem; 2. The Ascetic Impulse; 3. Mademoiselle Acarie's Circle; 4. First Foundations; 5. The Contemplative Revival; 6. Both Mary and Martha; 7. The Impulse to Charity; Conclusion; Biographical Appendix; List of Abbreviations; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
Notes:
Formerly CIP.
Previously issued in print: 2004.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [309]-326) and index.
Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.
Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
ISBN:
0-19-771334-3
0-19-028260-6
1-280-45110-6
0-19-802558-0
1-4237-1989-1
OCLC:
476007476

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