The Dévotes : Women and Church in Seventeenth-Century France.

Intro -- Contents -- Maps and Graphs -- Acknowledgments -- Illustrations -- Introduction -- 1 Women and the Counter-Reformation in France -- 2 The Defence of the Status Quo (1563-1631) -- 3 The Teaching Congregations of the Counter-Reformation (1598-1640) -- 4 A New Approach: The Filles Séculières (1630-60) -- 5 The Filles Séculières in Transition (1636-1700): The Miramionnes of Paris, the Congrégation of Montreal -- 6 The Maîtresses Charitables (1660-1700): Three Case Studies -- 7 Development of a Feminine Pedagogy -- 8 The Making of Communities -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Entries and Professions in the Teaching Congregations (1611-1700) -- Glossary -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- I -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- V -- Notes -- Note on the Use of Sources -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.

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