Brides of Christ : conventual life in colonial Mexico

Brides of Christ : conventual life in colonial Mexico /

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Bibliographic Details
Online Access: Table of contents only
Author / Contributor: Lavrin, Asuncion
Imprint: Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2008.
Format: Book
Language:English
Subjects:
Monastic and religious life of women > Mexico > History.
Mexico > Church history.
Table of Contents:
  • The path to the convent
  • The novice becomes a nun
  • The spiritual meanings of religious life
  • Government, hierarchies, and ceremonials
  • Daily life in the convent
  • Body, soul, and death
  • Sexuality : a challenge to chastity
  • Indian brides of Christ
  • The struggle over vida comun
  • Writing in the cloisters.

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