Nuns A History of Convent Life |
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| Author:
| Evangelisti, Silvia |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-953205-6 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2008 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $46.32AUD $57.95 |
Book Description:
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Praised in The Atlantic Monthly as an "engrossing narrative," Nuns tells the fascinating stories of the women who have lived in religious communities during some of the most tumultuous years in European history. Drawing particularly on the nuns' own words, Silvia Evangelisti reveals their ideals and achievements, frustrations and failures, and their attempts to reach out to the society around them. She explores how they came to the cloister, how they responded to monastic discipline,...
More DescriptionPraised in The Atlantic Monthly as an "engrossing narrative," Nuns tells the fascinating stories of the women who have lived in religious communities during some of the most tumultuous years in European history. Drawing particularly on the nuns' own words, Silvia Evangelisti reveals their ideals and achievements, frustrations and failures, and their attempts to reach out to the society around them. She explores how they came to the cloister, how they responded to monastic discipline, and how they pursued their spiritual, intellectual, and missionary activities.