| Description |
1 online resource (176 pages) |
| Series |
The Other Voice in Early Modern Europe |
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Other voice in early modern Europe.
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| Contents |
Contents; Introduction to the Series; Introduction: Anna Maria van Schurman and Her Intellectual Circle; Selections from the Writings of Anna Maria van Schurman; A Practical Problem: Whether the Study of Letters Is Fitting for a Christian Woman; Correspondence with Andre Rivet on this Question; Correspondence with Other Women; Eukleria, Chapters 1 and 2; Concerning Women, by Gisbertus Voetius; Chapter I: The Natural Status and Condition of Women; Chapter II: The Secular and Political Status of Women; Chapter III: The Spiritual and Ecclesiastical Status of Women; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
Advocate and exemplar of women's education, female of aristocratic birth and modest demeanor, Anna Maria van Schurman (1607-1678) was one of Reformation Europe's most renowned writers defending women's intelligence. From her early teens, Schurman garnered recognition and admiration for her accomplishments in languages, philosophy, poetry, and painting. As an adult she actively engaged in written correspondence and debate with Europe's leading intellectuals. Nevertheless, Schurman refused to regard herself as an anomaly among women. A supporter of the female sex, she argues that the same rigoro |
| Analysis |
education, women, gender, reformation europe, intelligence, religion, christianity, aristocracy, class, wealth, privilege, nonfiction, feminism, correspondance, letters, voetius, reformed church, andre rivet, eukleria, translation, history, social roles, separate spheres, knowledge, intellectuals, biography, norms, virtue, doctrine |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 139-144) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Christian women -- Education
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Reformed Church -- Doctrines.
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Women in Christianity.
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Women -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
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Christian women -- Education
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Reformed Church -- Doctrines
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Women in Christianity
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Women -- Religious aspects -- Christianity
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Irwin, Joyce L
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| LC no. |
98005295 |
| ISBN |
9780226850009 |
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0226850005 |
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9786611126117 |
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6611126112 |
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