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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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Stanford, California
Stanford University Press
[2018]
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| In: | Year: 2018 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Guatemala
/ Single woman
/ Piety
/ History 1670-1870
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| 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 |
| 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 |
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| Item Description: | Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 263-281 Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 263-281. - Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 1503603687 |