Alone at the altar: single women and devotion in Guatemala, 1670-1870

City of women, city of God : poor, single, and holy in Santiago de Guatemala -- Unlikely allies : missionaries and laywomen -- Sex, honor, and devotion -- To educate and evangelize : laywomen, clergy, and late-colonial girls' schools -- The controversial ecstasy of Sor María Teresa Aycinena --...

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Main Author: Leavitt-Alcántara, Brianna (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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WorldCat: WorldCat
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Published: Stanford, California Stanford University Press [2018]
In:Year: 2018
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Guatemala / Single woman / Piety / History 1670-1870
IxTheo Classification:KDB Roman Catholic Church
Further subjects:B Guatemala Church history Guatemala
B Single women Religious life
B Single women Religious life (Guatemala) History
B Guatemala Church history
B Catholic Church History Guatemala Catholic Church
B Guatemala
B Catholic Church
B Single women
B Catholic Church (Guatemala) History
B Single women Religious life History Guatemala
B Guatemala Religious life and customs
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Summary:City of women, city of God : poor, single, and holy in Santiago de Guatemala -- Unlikely allies : missionaries and laywomen -- Sex, honor, and devotion -- To educate and evangelize : laywomen, clergy, and late-colonial girls' schools -- The controversial ecstasy of Sor María Teresa Aycinena -- "With knives drawn" : gender, devotion, and politics after independence
Item Description:Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 263-281
Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 263-281. - Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:1503603687