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