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"Feminism, absolutism, and Jansenism chronicles seventy years of Jansenist conflict and its complex intersection with power struggles between gallican bishops, Parlementaires, the Crown, and the pope. Daniella Kostroun focuses on the nuns of Port-Royal-des-Champs, whose community was disbanded...

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Main Author: Kostroun, Daniella J., 1970-
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Subjects:
Louis > XIV, > King of France, > 1638-1715 > Political and social views.
Port-Royal des Champs (Abbey) > History > 17th century.
Cistercian nuns > France > History > 17th century.
Jansenists > France > History > 17th century.
Patriarchy > France > History > 17th century.
Feminism > France > History > 17th century.
Despotism > France > History > 17th century.
Religious absolutism > France > History > 17th century.
France > Politics and government > 1643-1715.
France > Religion > 17th century.
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Table of Contents:
  • Jansenism as a "woman problem"
  • Controversy and reform at Port Royal
  • Jansenism's political turn, 1652-1661
  • The limits to obedience, 1661-1664
  • A feminist response to absolutism, 1664-1669
  • The unsettled peace, 1669-1679
  • A royal victory, 1679-1709.

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