Noble Daughters: Unheralded Women in Western Christianity, 13th to 18th Centuries

Table of contents

• Recent Titles in Contributions to the Study of Religion ii
• Title Page iii
• Contents vii
• Preface ix
• Introduction xi
• NOTES xiii
• Maps xv
• 1 The Thirteenth-Century Belgian Beguines: An Experiment In Laywomen's Spirituality 1
• INTRODUCTION 2
• CONCLUSION 19
• NOTES 20
• 2 Anabaptist Women Martyrs: Images of Radical Commitment 27
• PROLOGUE 27
• CONCLUSION 49
• 3 Victims of the Witch Craze: Scapegoats in a Time of Turmoil 57
• PROLOGUE 57
• CONCLUSION 69
• NOTES 71
• 4 The Nuns of Port-Royal: A Reform Movement Entangled In Controversy 75
• PROLOGUE 75
• CONCLUSION 94
• NOTES 95
• 5 Connections: Honoring the Past, Envisioning the Future 101
• NOTES 105
• Glossary 107
• Bibliography 111
• Index 121
• About the Author 123

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