The cruelest of all mothers: Marie de l'Incarnation, motherhood, and Christian tradition

Explication : representations of the abandonment in the relations, the letters, and the vie -- Explanation : contextualizing the abandonment within seventeenth-century French family life -- Explanation : the marginalization of motherhood in the Christian tradition -- Explanation : maternal hagiograp...

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Main Author: Dunn, Mary 1976- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: New York Fordham University Press 2016
In:Year: 2016
Edition:First edition
Series/Journal:Catholic practice in North America
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Marie, de l'Incarnation, Mère 1599-1672 / Orphan care
Further subjects:B Abandoned children (France) History
B Mothers and sons Religious aspects Catholic Church
B France Church history 17th century
B Catholic Church (France) History 17th century
B Martin, Claude (1619-1696)
B Marie de l'Incarnation mère (1599-1672)
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Summary:Explication : representations of the abandonment in the relations, the letters, and the vie -- Explanation : contextualizing the abandonment within seventeenth-century French family life -- Explanation : the marginalization of motherhood in the Christian tradition -- Explanation : maternal hagiographies and spiritualities of abandonment in seventeenth-century France -- Motherhood refigured : Kristeva, maternal sacrifice, and the imitation of Christ
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:208 pages, Illustrationen
ISBN:0823267210