The Burdens of Sister Margaret
Inside a Seventeenth-Century Convent; Abridged Edition
Nonfiction, History, Modern, 17th Century, Biography & Memoir, Religious
| Author: | Mr. Craig Harline | ISBN: | 9780300143706 |
| Publisher: | Yale University Press | Publication: | October 1, 2008 |
| Imprint: | Yale University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Mr. Craig Harline |
| ISBN: | 9780300143706 |
| Publisher: | Yale University Press |
| Publication: | October 1, 2008 |
| Imprint: | Yale University Press |
| Language: | English |
Based on a treasure trove of letters, this fascinating book tells the history of a seventeenth-century nun in a convent in Leuven and how her complaints-of sexual harassment, fears of demonic possession, alliances among the other sisters against her-led to her banishment from the convent on two occasions. Highly acclaimed when it was first published as a revealing look at female religious life in early modern Europe, the book is now available in an abridged paperbound version with a new preface by the author.
Reviews of the clothbound edition:
A window to the past. . . . I loved, just loved, this book.”-Carolyn See, Washington Post
The world Mr. Harline uncovers is a fascinating one. . . . The story of Sister Margaret gives an extra dimension of humanity to a turning point in the history of ideas.”-Sonia Gernes, Wall Street Journal
Better-than-fiction social history. . . . This is a glimpse into diaries, letters, hearts, minds, hatreds, and hopes; it will enthrall.”-*Christian Century*
Harline’s graceful writing allows the women and men in this religious community to breathe, gossip, pray with tears. . . . The Burdens of Sister Margaret helpsus see the familiar Reformation in a fresh way.”-Kevin A. Miller, Christianity Today
Microhistory at its best.”-Larissa Taylor, Renaissance Quarterly
Based on a treasure trove of letters, this fascinating book tells the history of a seventeenth-century nun in a convent in Leuven and how her complaints-of sexual harassment, fears of demonic possession, alliances among the other sisters against her-led to her banishment from the convent on two occasions. Highly acclaimed when it was first published as a revealing look at female religious life in early modern Europe, the book is now available in an abridged paperbound version with a new preface by the author.
Reviews of the clothbound edition:
A window to the past. . . . I loved, just loved, this book.”-Carolyn See, Washington Post
The world Mr. Harline uncovers is a fascinating one. . . . The story of Sister Margaret gives an extra dimension of humanity to a turning point in the history of ideas.”-Sonia Gernes, Wall Street Journal
Better-than-fiction social history. . . . This is a glimpse into diaries, letters, hearts, minds, hatreds, and hopes; it will enthrall.”-*Christian Century*
Harline’s graceful writing allows the women and men in this religious community to breathe, gossip, pray with tears. . . . The Burdens of Sister Margaret helpsus see the familiar Reformation in a fresh way.”-Kevin A. Miller, Christianity Today
Microhistory at its best.”-Larissa Taylor, Renaissance Quarterly
