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Book for the hour of recreation

María de San José, Alison Weber, Amanda Powell
María de San José Salazar (1548-1603) took the veil as a Discalced (""barefoot"") Carmelite nun in 1571, becoming one of Teresa of Avila's most important collaborators in religious reform and serving as prioress of the Seville and Lisbon convents. Within the parameters of the strict Catholic Reformation in Spain, María fiercely defended women's rights to define their own spiritual experience and to teach, inspire, and lead other women in reforming their church.María wrote this book as a defense of the Discalced practice of setting aside two hours each day for conversation, music
eBook, English, 2002
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University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 2002
Other voice in early modern Europe
Biographies
1 online resource (205 p.).
9781281126047, 9786611126049, 9780226734620, 1281126047, 661112604X, 0226734625
10.7208/9780226734620
1162015570
Biographies
Christian saints
Christian saints Spain Avila Biography
Spain Avila
Teresa, of Avila, Saint, 1515-1582
teresa of avila, maria de san jose salazar, carmelite nun, reform, religion, spirituality, catholicism, prioress, convent, seclusion, nunnery, seville, lisbon, spain, history, catholic reformation, gender, women in the church, leadership, education, discalced, music, plays, drama, faith, belief, worship, piety, religious experience, nonfiction, recreation, spiritual teaching, inquisition, affect, female friendship, saints, art
Introduction to the Series; Chronology of the Life of María de San José Salazar; Introduction to María de San José Salazar (1548 -1603); A Note on the Translation; Book for the Hour of Recreation; Introduction; First Recreation; Second Recreation; Third Recreation; Fourth Recreation; Fifth Recreation; Sixth Recreation; Seventh Recreation; Eighth Recreation; Ninth Recreation; Suggestions for Further Reading; Index
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