Noble daughters : unheralded women in western Christianity, 13th to 18th centuries /
For their Christian commitment and contemporary relevance, Conn (religious studies, Chestnut Hill College, Phila., PA) heralds four groups of early Western European women who were deemed heretical: the Belgian Beguines, who represented an experiment in laywomen's spirituality; Anabaptist martyr...
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| Language: | English |
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Westport, Conn. :
Greenwood Press,
2000
Westport, Conn. : c2000 Westport, Conn. : 2000 |
| Series: | Contributions to the study of religion,
no. 60 Contributions to the study of religion ; no. 60 Contributions to the study of religion ; no. 60 Contributions to the study of religion no. 60 Contributions to the study of religion no. 60 |
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Table of Contents:
- The thirteenth-century Belgian Beguines: An experiment in laywomen's spirituality
- Anabaptist women martyrs: Images of radical commitment
- Victims of the witch craze: Scapegoats in a time of turmoil
- The nuns of Port-Royal: A reform movement entangled in controversy
- Connections: Honoring the past, envisioning the future
- 1 The Thirteenth-Century Belgian Beguines: An Experiment in Laywomen's Spirituality
- 2. Anabaptist Women Martyrs: Images of Radical Commitment
- 3. Victims of the Witch Craze: Scapegoats in a Time of Turmoil
- 4. The Nuns of Port-Royal: A Reform Movement Entangled in Controversy
- 5. Connections: Honoring the Past, Envisioning the Future.
- 1 The Thirteenth-Century Belgian Beguines: An Experiment in Laywomen's Spirituality 1
- 2 Anabaptist Women Martyrs: Images of Radical Commitment 27
- 3 Victims of the Witch Craze: Scapegoats in a Time of Turmoil 57
- 4 The Nuns of Port-Royal: A Reform Movement Entangled in Controversy 75
- 5 Connections: Honoring the Past, Envisioning the Future 101
- 1 Thirteenth-Century Belgian Beguines: An Experiment in Laywomen's Spirituality
- 2. Anabaptist Women Martyrs: Images of Radical Commitment
- 3. Victims of the Witch Craze: Scapegoats in a Time of Turmoil
- 4. Nuns of Port-Royal: A Reform Movement Entangled in Controversy
- 5. Connections: Honoring the Past, Envisioning the Future.