The Power of Religious Societies in Shaping Early Modern Society and Identities Hardback
by Rose-Marie Peake
Part of the Crossing Boundaries: Turku Medieval and Early Modern Studies series
Hardback
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The Power of Religious Societies in Shaping Early Modern Society and Identities studies the value system of the French Catholic community the Filles de la Charité, or the Daughters of Charity, in the first half of the seventeenth century.
An analysis of the activities aimed at edifying morality in the different strata of society revealed a Christian anthropology with strong links to medieval traditions.
The book argues that this was an important survival strategy for the Company with a disconcerting religious identity: the non-cloistered lifestyle of its members engaged in charity work had been made unlawful in the Council of Trent.
Moreover, the directors Louise de Marillac and Vincent de Paul also had to find ways to curtail internal resistance as the sisters rebelled in quest of a more contemplative and enclosed vocation.
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:246 pages
- Publisher:Amsterdam University Press
- Publication Date:22/01/2020
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- ISBN:9789462986688
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:246 pages
- Publisher:Amsterdam University Press
- Publication Date:22/01/2020
- Category:
- ISBN:9789462986688
