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Teresa of Avila and the politics of sanctity
Counter-Reformation
Christian women saints
Women, religious life
Religious life
Women
Biography
History
Teresa of Avila, one of history's most beloved mystics, wrote during a time of intense ecclesiastical scrutiny of texts. The determination of the Counter-Reformation Church to dominate religious life and control the content of theological writing significantly influenced Teresa's career as reformer …
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