Models of charitable care Catholic nuns and children in their care in Amsterdam, 1852-2002
Analyses the practice of Catholic nuns in Amsterdam in the 19th and 20th century. This book focuses on the ambiguous ascetic spiritual discourse that underpinned their work: it encouraged charity as solidarity with strangers, but caused intense emotional distance too.
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Leiden ; Boston :
Brill
2008.
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| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Brill's series in church history ; Religious history and culture series ; v. 33. v. 1. |
| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b3136813x*spi |
| Sumario: | Analyses the practice of Catholic nuns in Amsterdam in the 19th and 20th century. This book focuses on the ambiguous ascetic spiritual discourse that underpinned their work: it encouraged charity as solidarity with strangers, but caused intense emotional distance too. |
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| Notas: | Translated from the Dutch. |
| Descripción Física: | x, 414 p. : il |
| Formato: | Forma de acceso: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliografía: | Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. [395]-408) e índice. |
| ISBN: | 9789047442707 |
