God's warriors : Port-Royal - the construction of a powerful sisterhood (1609-1709)
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Carol Baxter, 'God's warriors : Port-Royal - the construction of a powerful sisterhood (1609-1709)', [thesis], Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of French, 2005, pp 380Download Item:
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Abstract:
This thesis offers a new interpretation of the community of Port-Royal from its reform
in 1609 to its destruction in 1709, focusing on the active development by its members
of a distinctive religious space, rather than on the community's eventual destruction.
It explores the nuns' religious beliefs, attitudes to their bodies, relationships of
sisterhood and interaction with elite society, using the tools of women's history to
identify the cultural influences informing their actions. The argument is put forward
that the sincerity critical to the community's religious vision, as examined in chapter
II, forged a cohort of women with a deep sense of commitment to Port-Royal's
religious mission. Chapters I to V examine, in this regard, the persistent tensions
between the restrictive role available to women in the religious sphere and the
determination of the women of Port-Royal to pursue their religious goals energetically
and uncompromisingly.
Author: Baxter, Carol
Advisor:
Whelan, RuthQualification name:
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)Publisher:
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