English Benedictine Nuns in Exile in the Seventeenth Century : Living Spirituality.

Cover -- English Benedictine nuns in exilein the seventeenth century -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- List of abbreviations -- Notes on transcription and translation -- List of nuns cited -- Brief notes on Benedictine convents in exile -- Brief notes on the main archives used -- Introduction -- 1 The contemplative ideal of dying to the world -- 2 When spiritual and secular families overlap -- 3 The secular concerns of contemplatives -- 4 The missionary spirit of enclosed nuns -- 5 Taming worldly emotions and appetites -- 6 Divine love, an emotional panacea? -- 7 What place for the senses in contemplative life? -- 8 Illness, death and beyond: the body as witness -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- Bibliography -- Index.

Provides the first detailed and interdisciplinary analysis of the English Benedictine communities in exile during the seventeenth century, looking at their lived experiences, emotions and senses in religious life.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.