Author : Kathryn Joy McKnight
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis The Mystic of Tunja by : Kathryn Joy McKnight
Download or read book The Mystic of Tunja written by Kathryn Joy McKnight and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Analyzes the writings of a nun of the counter-reformation period in what is now Colombia, situating her work within a tradition of female autobiography in which nuns negotiated the power to represent themselves by inscribing into their stories bleeding bodies, demonic temptations, and celestial visions. Draws on feminist and post- structural criticism, recent scholarship on nuns' writings, and research in colonial archives to develop a framework for understanding Madre Castillo's life and the genre of the spiritual autobiography. Includes bandw photos. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR