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
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2002, 2002
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Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Includes bibliographical references and index