UID:
edocfu_9959229112002883
Format:
1 online resource (288 p.)
Edition:
Abridged ed., Rev. and abridged ed.
ISBN:
1-283-95021-9
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0-300-14370-2
Content:
Based on a treasure trove of letters, this fascinating book tells the history of a seventeenth-century nun in a convent in Leuven and how her complaints-of sexual harassment, fears of demonic possession, alliances among the other sisters against her-led to her banishment from the convent on two occasions. Highly acclaimed when it was first published as a revealing look at female religious life in early modern Europe, the book is now available in an abridged paperbound version with a new preface by the author. Reviews of the clothbound edition: "A window to the past. . . . I loved, just loved, this book."-Carolyn See, Washington Post "The world Mr. Harline uncovers is a fascinating one. . . . The story of Sister Margaret gives an extra dimension of humanity to a turning point in the history of ideas."-Sonia Gernes, Wall Street Journal "Better-than-fiction social history. . . . This is a glimpse into diaries, letters, hearts, minds, hatreds, and hopes; it will enthrall."-Christian Century "Harline's graceful writing allows the women and men in this religious community to breathe, gossip, pray with tears. . . . The Burdens of Sister Margaret helps us see the familiar Reformation in a fresh way."-Kevin A. Miller, Christianity Today "Microhistory at its best."-Larissa Taylor, Renaissance Quarterly
Note:
"Yale Nota bene."
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Front matter --
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CONTENTS --
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TO THE CURIOUS READER --
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A NOTE ON USAGE --
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DRAMATIS PERSONAE --
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Prologue: Remembering --
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1. Beginning --
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2. Demons --
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3. Confessors --
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4. Despair --
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5. The Specialist --
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6. Pilgrim --
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7. Fulminations --
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8. No Balm in Bethlehem --
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9. The Burden of Bethlehem --
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10. Favorites --
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11. Almsgetting --
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12. Worldly Ways --
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13. The Visitors --
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14. Justification --
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15. Capitulation --
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16. Finis --
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Epilogue --
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BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTES --
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS --
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INDEX
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-300-08120-0
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-300-08121-9
Language:
English
DOI:
10.12987/9780300143706
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