A Convent Tale

Name: A Convent Tale
ISBN: 9780415927178

A Century of Sisterhood in Spanish Milan

3/5

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Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Première édition: September 6, 2002
Editeurs: Routledge
Langue: English

This is a fine history of a particular convent/religious order (the Angelicas) in Milan from its origins in 1530 to around 1630 in detail, and then a quick epilogue to its suppression in 1810 and refounding in 1879. While there is lots of good, primary source information about the convent itself, in many ways the convent history is a springboard to larger issues of the day -- various class and gender issues, along with a general look at Milan, church politics, etc.

A fine example of how to turn a dissertation into a scholarly book that a wider audience will want to read.

A Century of Sisterhood in Spanish Milan

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