Title The transforming power of the nuns : women, religion, and cultural change in Ireland, 1750-1900 / Mary Peckham Magray

Published New York, N.Y. : Oxford University Press, 1998

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Description 1 online resource (x, 182 pages) : illustrations, maps Contents One: Women Religious and the Devotional Revolution; Two: Founding Women; Three: Convents, Class, and Catholic Identity; Four: Intimate Boundaries; Five: Cultural Authority; Six: Transforming Catholic Culture; Seven: Bishops, Priests, and Nuns; Eight: Conclusion; Appendix; Abbreviations; Notes; Bibliography; Index Summary Challenging widely-held assumptions of 19th-century social history in Ireland, this book examines the influence of Irish nuns on the Irish Catholic cultural revolution. It claims they were not merely passive servants, but educated women at the centre of the creation of a devout Catholic culture Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-178) and index Notes Print version record Subject Monasticism and religious orders for women -- Ireland -- History -- 18th century Monasticism and religious orders for women -- Ireland -- History -- 19th century RELIGION -- Institutions & Organizations. Monasticism and religious orders for women Nonnen. Cultuurverandering. SUBJECT Ireland -- Church history -- 18th century Ireland -- Church history -- 19th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85067969 Subject Ireland Ierland. Genre/Form Electronic book Church history History Form Electronic book LC no. 97008446 ISBN 0585160767 9780585160764 1602561842 9781602561847 1280453753 9781280453755 9786610453757 6610453756

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