Binding: Paperback
Description: Women Enlightenment and Catholicism explores for the first time the uncharted territory of women's religious Enlightenment. Each chapter offers a biographical insight into the social and cultural context of female Enlighteners and how Catholic women in Europe used the thought and values of Enlightenment to articulate their beliefs about how to live their faith in the world. The collection of portraits within this book offers a closer look into the new understanding of womanhood that emerged from Enlightenment culture and was conceived independently from marital relationships. They also highlight the distinctive contributions that women made to political and religious philosophy spirituality and mysticism and the efforts to bring scientific knowledge to the attention of other women. Guiding readers through the complex religious intellectual and global connections influenced by the Enlightenment Women Enlightenment and Catholicism brings the achievements of Enlightenment women to the foreground and restores them to their rightful place in intellectual history. It is ideal reading for scholars and students of Enlightenment history early modern religion and early modern women's history.
Title: Women Enlightenment And Catholicism A Transnational Biographical History
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9781138687639
Pages: 236 Pages
Publication Date: 11/23/2017
Category: Gender Studies: Women