The life of Saint Teresa of Avila : a biography / Carlos Eire.
The life of Saint Teresa of Avila : a biography / Carlos Eire.
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Publisher
Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2019]
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G 2019/5962
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xvi, 260 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Preface: The character of the Vida -- Chapter 1: Teresa's life story -- Chapter 2: How, when, and why the book was written -- Chapter 3: The mysticism of the Vida -- Chapter 4: The life of the Vida, 1600-1800 -- Chapter 5: The life of the Vida in art -- Chapter 6: From Enlightenment to modernity: sk...
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Publisher
Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2019]
Place of Publication
New Jersey
Date Published
[2019]
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Summary
The Life of Saint Teresa of Avila is among the most remarkable accounts ever written of the human encounter with the divine. The Life is not really an autobiography at all, but rather a confession written for inquisitors by a nun whose raptures and mystical claims had aroused suspicion. Despite its troubled origins, the book has had a profound impa...
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Full title
The life of Saint Teresa of Avila : a biography / Carlos Eire.
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General note
Lives of great religious books
Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-250) and index.
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©2019
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Call Numbers
G 2019/5962
Record Identifier
74VKawOLLRXg
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKawOLLRXg
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ISBN
0691164932 (hardcover)
9780691164939 (hardcover)
DDC
282.092
MMS ID
991024282619102626
