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Nails in the Wall: Catholic Nuns in Reformation Germany (Women in Culture and Society)
Amy Leonard
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Description for Nails in the Wall: Catholic Nuns in Reformation Germany (Women in Culture and Society)
Hardcover. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JB; HRCC7; HRCC9; HRCX8. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 168 x 22. Weight in Grams: 502.
During the Protestant Reformation, Martin Luther instituted new ideologies addressing gender, marriage, chastity, and religious life that threatened Catholic monasticism. Yet many living in cloistered religious communities, particularly women, refused to accept these new terms and were successful in their opposition to the new Protestant culture. Focusing primarily on a group of Dominican nuns in Strasbourg, Germany, Amy Leonard's Nails in the Wall outlines the century-long battle between these nuns and the Protestant city council. With savvy strategies that employed charm, wealth, and political and social connections, the nuns were able to sustain their Catholic practices. Leonard's in-depth archival research ... Read more
During the Protestant Reformation, Martin Luther instituted new ideologies addressing gender, marriage, chastity, and religious life that threatened Catholic monasticism. Yet many living in cloistered religious communities, particularly women, refused to accept these new terms and were successful in their opposition to the new Protestant culture. Focusing primarily on a group of Dominican nuns in Strasbourg, Germany, Amy Leonard's Nails in the Wall outlines the century-long battle between these nuns and the Protestant city council. With savvy strategies that employed charm, wealth, and political and social connections, the nuns were able to sustain their Catholic practices. Leonard's in-depth archival research ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
Series
Women in Culture and Society Series
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226472577
SKU
V9780226472577
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Reviews for Nails in the Wall: Catholic Nuns in Reformation Germany (Women in Culture and Society)
"The subject is original and interesting, the conclusions are based on thorough research, and the analysis is clearly presented. Nails in the Wall is an important contribution to our understanding of religious change in early modern Europe and the way in which practical, local considerations often trumped dogma and rhetoric." - Sarah A. Curtis, author of Educating the Faithful: Religion, ... Read more