Teaching Other Voices: Women and Religion in Early Modern Europe (Other Voice in Early Modern Europe)

The books in The Other Voice in Early Modern Europe series chronicle the heretofore neglected stories of women between 1400 and 1700 with the aim of reviving scholarly interest in their thought as expressed in a full range of genres: treatises, orations, and history; lyric, epic, and dramatic poetry; novels and novellas; letters, biography, and autobiography; philosophy and science. __Teaching Other Voices: Women and Religion in Early Modern Europe__ complements these rich volumes by identifying themes useful in literature, history, religion, women's studies, and introductory humanities courses. The volume's introduction, essays, and suggested course materials are intended as guides for teachers--but will serve the needs of students and scholars as well. This Book Identifies Themes Useful In Literature, History, Religion, Women's Studies, And Introductory Humanities Courses. The Volume's Introduction, Essays, And Suggested Course Materials Are Intended As Guides For Teachers - But Will Serve The Needs Of Students And Scholars As Well.--book Jacket. Italian Holy Women Of The Fourteenth And Fifteenth Centuries -- Elite Women Of The High Renaissance -- Women And The Reformation -- Holy Women In The Age Of The Inquisition -- Post-reformation Currents. Edited By Margaret L. King And Albert Rabil, Jr. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [217]-233) And Index. Contains female-authored texts about women's roles in religious life between 1400 en 1700: Bartolomea Riccoboni; Catherine of Siena; Fransesca Romana; Lucrezia Tornabuoni; Antonia Pulci; Vittoria Colonna; Marguerite de Navarre; Marie Dentière; Jeanne de Jussie; Katharina Schütz Zell; Fransisca de los Apóstoles; María de San José Salazar; Cecilia Ferrazzi; Jacqueline Pascal; Johanna Eleonora Petersen