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English Benedictine nuns in exile in the seventeenth century [electronic resource] : Living spirituality / Laurence Lux-Sterritt.

By: Publication details: Oxford : Manchester University Press, 2017.Description: 1 online resource (318 p.)ISBN:
  • 9781526110046
  • 1526110040
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: English Benedictine nuns in exile in the seventeenth century : Living spiritualityDDC classification:
  • 271/.970942 23
LOC classification:
  • BX4277.E5
Online resources:
Contents:
Cover; English Benedictine nuns in exilein the seventeenth century; Contents; Acknowledgements ; List of abbreviations; Notes on transcription and translation; List of nuns cited ; Brief notes on Benedictine convents in exile; Brief notes on the main archives used; Introduction; 1 The contemplative ideal of dying to the world; 2 When spiritual and secular families overlap; 3 The secular concerns of contemplatives; 4 The missionary spirit of enclosed nuns; 5 Taming worldly emotions and appetites; 6 Divine love, an emotional panacea?
7 What place for the senses in contemplative life?8 Illness, death and beyond: the body as witness; Conclusion; Appendix; Bibliography; Index
Summary: Provides the first detailed and interdisciplinary analysis of the English Benedictine communities in exile during the seventeenth century, looking at their lived experiences, emotions and senses in religious life.
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Cover; English Benedictine nuns in exilein the seventeenth century; Contents; Acknowledgements ; List of abbreviations; Notes on transcription and translation; List of nuns cited ; Brief notes on Benedictine convents in exile; Brief notes on the main archives used; Introduction; 1 The contemplative ideal of dying to the world; 2 When spiritual and secular families overlap; 3 The secular concerns of contemplatives; 4 The missionary spirit of enclosed nuns; 5 Taming worldly emotions and appetites; 6 Divine love, an emotional panacea?

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed April 24, 2017).

7 What place for the senses in contemplative life?8 Illness, death and beyond: the body as witness; Conclusion; Appendix; Bibliography; Index

Provides the first detailed and interdisciplinary analysis of the English Benedictine communities in exile during the seventeenth century, looking at their lived experiences, emotions and senses in religious life.

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