Nuns behaving badly : tales of music, magic, art, and arson in the convents of Italy
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Convents -- Italy -- History -- 16th century.
Convents -- Italy -- History -- 17th century.
Music in convents -- Italy -- History -- 16th century.
Music in convents -- Italy -- History -- 17th century.
Nuns -- Italy -- Conduct of life -- History -- 16th century.
Nuns -- Italy -- Conduct of life -- History -- 17th century.
Women -- Italy -- Social conditions -- 16th century.
Women -- Italy -- Social conditions -- 17th century.
Convents -- Italy -- History -- 17th century.
Music in convents -- Italy -- History -- 16th century.
Music in convents -- Italy -- History -- 17th century.
Nuns -- Italy -- Conduct of life -- History -- 16th century.
Nuns -- Italy -- Conduct of life -- History -- 17th century.
Women -- Italy -- Social conditions -- 16th century.
Women -- Italy -- Social conditions -- 17th century.
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xvi, 241 pages : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Notes
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Originally published: 2010.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Some nuns in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Italy strayed far from the paradigms of monastic life. Cloistered in convents, subjected to stifling hierarchy, repressed, and occasionally persecuted by their male superiors, these women circumvented authority in sometimes extraordinary ways. Monson resurrects forgotten tales and restores to life the long-silent voices of these cloistered heroines. Here we meet nuns who dared speak out about physical assault and sexual impropriety (some real, some imagined). Others were only guilty of misjudgment or defacing valuable artwork that offended their sensibilities. But what unites the women and their stories is the challenges they faced: these were women trying to find their way within the Catholicism of their day and through the strict limits it imposed on them. Monson introduces us to women who were occasionally desperate to flee cloistered life, as when an entire community conspired to torch their convent and be set free. But more often, he shows us nuns just trying to live their lives. When they were crossed--by powerful priests who claimed to know what was best for them--bad behavior could escalate from mere troublemaking to open confrontation.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Monson, C. (2011). Nuns behaving badly: tales of music, magic, art, and arson in the convents of Italy . University of Chicago Press ; University Presses Marketing [distributor].
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Monson, Craig. 2011. Nuns Behaving Badly: Tales of Music, Magic, Art, and Arson in the Convents of Italy. University of Chicago Press ; University Presses Marketing [distributor].
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Monson, Craig. Nuns Behaving Badly: Tales of Music, Magic, Art, and Arson in the Convents of Italy University of Chicago Press ; University Presses Marketing [distributor], 2011.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Monson, Craig. Nuns Behaving Badly: Tales of Music, Magic, Art, and Arson in the Convents of Italy University of Chicago Press ; University Presses Marketing [distributor], 2011.
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