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Studies in the History of Sexuality
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The discovery of the fascinating and richly documented story of Sister Benedetta Carlini, Abbess of the Convent of the Mother of God, by Judith C. Brown was an event of major historical importance. Not only is the story revealed in Immodest Acts that of the rise and fall of a powerful woman... read more
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First Sentence edit
BENEDETTA'S STORY BEGINS in sixteenth-century Vellano, a remote mountain village perched on the slopes of the Appennines some forty-five miles northwest of Florence.
Table of Contents edit
Introduction
1. The Family
2. The Convent
3. The Nun
4. The First Investigation
5. The Second Investigation
Epilogue
Series & Lists edit
This book is in Studies in the History of Sexuality. (standard series)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Judith C. Brown (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1986
ISBN: 0195036751
Page Count: 224
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1986
ISBN: 0195036751
Page Count: 224
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 973
Subjects edit
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Specific Groups › Women
- Books › History › Europe › Italy
- Books › History › Americas › United States
- Books › Religion & Spirituality › Christianity › Catholicism
- Books › Nonfiction › Women's Studies
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