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The Life of Saint Teresa of Avila: A Biography

By Carlos Eire

Book information

Publisher
Princeton University Press
Year
2019
ISBN
9780691189376
DOI
10.1515/9780691189376
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3153880 bytes)
Series
Lives of Great Religious Books; 47
Pages
280\278
Library
degruyter.com
Time added
2023-08-25 16:29:50

Description

This book describes the history and afterlife of the autobiography of Saint Teresa, a nun, a mystic, and one the most important figures of the Counter-Reformation. National Book Award winner Carlos Eire tells the story of this incomparable spiritual masterpiece, examining its composition and reception in the sixteenth century, the various ways its mystical teachings have been interpreted and reinterpreted across time, and its enduring influence in our own secular age.

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