03477nam a2200541Ka 4500 ocn733045715 OCoLC 20200709055346.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 110627s2011 enk ob 001 0deng d N$T N$T 9781107000452 1107000459 9781139042284 (electronic bk.) 1139042289 (electronic bk.) (OCoLC)733045715 361564 (N$T) e-fr--- BX4328.Z9 P64 2011eb REL 033000 bisacsh 273/.7 22 N$TA Kostroun, Daniella J., 1970- Feminism, absolutism, and Jansenism [electronic resource] : Louis XIV and the Port Royal nuns / Daniella Kostroun. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011. 1 online resource (xiii, 273 p.) "Feminism, absolutism, and Jansenism chronicles seventy years of Jansenist conflict and its complex intersection with power struggles between gallican bishops, Parlementaires, the Crown, and the pope. Daniella Kostroun focuses on the nuns of Port-Royal-des-Champs, whose community was disbanded by Louis XIV in 1709 as a threat to the state. Paradoxically, it was the nuns' adherence to their strict religious rule and the ideal of pious, innocent, and politically disinterested behavior that allowed them to challenge absolutism effectively. Adopting methods from cultural studies, feminism, and the Cambridge school of political thought, Kostroun examines how these nuns placed gender at the heart of the Jansenist challenge to the patriarchal and religious foundations of absolutism; they responded to royal persecution with a feminist defense of women's spiritual and rational equality and of the autonomy of the individual subject, thereby offering a bold challenge to the patriarchal and religious foundations of absolutism"--Provided by publisher. Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-261) and index. Jansenism as a "woman problem" -- Controversy and reform at Port Royal -- Jansenism's political turn, 1652-1661 -- The limits to obedience, 1661-1664 -- A feminist response to absolutism, 1664-1669 -- The unsettled peace, 1669-1679 -- A royal victory, 1679-1709. Description based on print version record. Cistercian nuns France History 17th century. Port-Royal des Champs (Abbey) History 17th century. Louis XIV, King of France, 1638-1715 Political and social views. Jansenists France History 17th century. Patriarchy France History 17th century. Feminism France History 17th century. Despotism France History 17th century. Religious absolutism France History 17th century. France Politics and government 1643-1715. France Religion 17th century. RELIGION / History bisacsh Electronic books. Print version: Kostroun, Daniella J., 1970- Feminism, absolutism, and Jansenism. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011 9781107000452 (DLC) 2010031629 (OCoLC)655302131 NetLibrary http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=361564 cpp1723AUTO 02 N$T 50310 50310