Brides of Christ: Conventual Life in Colonial Mexico

by Asunción Lavrin

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Brides of Christ invites the modern reader to follow the histories of colonial Mexican nuns inside the cloisters where they pursued a religious vocation or sought shelter from the world. Lavrin provides a complete overview of conventual life, including the early signs of vocation, the decision to enter a convent, profession, spiritual guidelines and devotional practices, governance, ceremonials, relations with male authorities and confessors,...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0804752834

ISBN13:9780804752831

Release Date:May 2008

Publisher:Stanford University Press

Length:528 Pages

Weight:1.85 lbs.

Dimensions:1.3" x 6.6" x 8.9"

Related Subjects

History Religion Religion & Spirituality

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