Embodying the Sacred: Women Mystics in Seventeenth Century Lima

Van Deusen's subjects are well known women such as Saint Rosa of Lima and less known ones such as beatas, feigned and real, donadas [women dedicated to serve in convents], and a convent founder. The differing experiences of three specific women illustrate the boundaries of belief, the performan...

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Published in:The Catholic historical review 2018-09, Vol.104 (4), p.731-732
Main Author: Lavrin, Asunción
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
17th century
Convents
Latin American
Religion
Spirituality
Women
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Summary:Van Deusen's subjects are well known women such as Saint Rosa of Lima and less known ones such as beatas, feigned and real, donadas [women dedicated to serve in convents], and a convent founder. The differing experiences of three specific women illustrate the boundaries of belief, the performance of real as well as simulated visions, and the religious drive that were important elements of women's universe in that period. While engaging in true or false claims to communing with the divine, these women stand as examples of the rich variety of means to understand faith as a connection between the material world of daily life and the sacred.
ISSN:0008-8080
1534-0708