Between Exaltation and Infamy
Author | : Stephen Haliczer |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 356 |
Release | : 2002 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780195148633 |
ISBN-13 | : 0195148630 |
Rating | : 4/5 (630 Downloads) |
Download or read book Between Exaltation and Infamy written by Stephen Haliczer and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2002 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using case-studies and biographies, the author examines women's mysticism in 16th- and 17th-century Spain and investigates the spiritual forces that provided women with a way to transcend the control of the male-dominated Catholic Church.