Why Nuns Aren't Funny

The past twenty-five years have witnessed a virtual explosion in the scholarship on early modern convents and nuns. Various historiographical trends fueled this outpouring. In addition, an analysis of cultural production within the convent was a significant factor in focusing attention on female mon...

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Published inThe Sixteenth century journal Vol. 50; no. 1; p. 69
Main Author Lehfeldt, Elizabeth A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Chicago University of Chicago Press 01.03.2019
Subjects
16th century
Convents
Early modern period
Historiography
Monasteries
Morality
Nuns
Religious history
Womens history
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Summary:The past twenty-five years have witnessed a virtual explosion in the scholarship on early modern convents and nuns. Various historiographical trends fueled this outpouring. In addition, an analysis of cultural production within the convent was a significant factor in focusing attention on female monasticism. Particularly critical for this essay, however, is the role played by women's history. Women's history was a seemingly natural but not necessarily automatic fit for the study of convents and women religious. As a result, the methodology of women's history had consequences for how historians portrayed and understood the role and significance of nuns in this era.
ISSN:0361-0160
2326-0726
DOI:10.1086/SCJ5001010