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Author Myers, Kathleen Ann.

Title Neither saints nor sinners : writing the lives of women in Spanish America.

Publication Info. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  271.9 M996N    Check Shelf
Description xiii, 273 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-264) and index.
Contents Potential saints -- Redeemer of America: Rosa de Lima (1586-1617)-The dynamics of identity and canonization -- La China Poblana: Catarina de San Juan (ca. 1607-1688)-Hagiography and the inquisition -- The mystic nun: Madre María de San José (1656-1719)-Confession and autobiography -- Not quite sinners -- The tenth muse: Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz (1648-1695)-Letters and learning in the church -- The happy saint: Ursula Suárez (1666-1849)-Rogues and new saintly roles -- The lieutenant nun: Catalina de Erauso (1592?-1650)-Soldiers' tales and virginity.
Language Includes excerpts from seventeenth century texts translated from Spanish.
Subject Nuns -- Latin America -- Biography -- History and criticism.
Latin American literature -- To 1800 -- History and criticism.
ISBN 0195157222 cloth alkaline paper
9780195157222 cloth alkaline paper
0195157230 paper alkaline paper
9780195157239 paper alkaline paper
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