Monk in the Middle: The Awful Disclosures of the Hotel Dieu Nunnery and the Making of Catholic Identity

This article examines the controversy surrounding the publication in 1836 of Maria Monk's Awful Disclosures of the Hotel Dieu Nunnery, a sensational exposé of life in a Montreal convent supposedly written by a former nun. Previous scholarship on the Monk episode has focused principally on anti-...

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Main Author: Cossen, William S. 1986- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: American Catholic Historical Society 2014
In: American catholic studies
Year: 2014, Volume: 125, Issue: 1, Pages: 25-45
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