Immodest Acts The Life of a Lesbian Nun in Renaissance Italy

Name: Immodest Acts The Life of a Lesbian Nun in Renaissance Italy
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ISBN: 9780195042252

ISBN-10: 0195042255

ISBN-13: 9780195042252

Edition: 1986

Authors: Judith C. Brown

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The discovery of the fascinating and richly documented story of Sister Benedetta Carlini, Abbess of the Convent of the Mother of God, by Judith C. Brown was an event of major historical importance. Not only is the story revealed in Immodest Acts that of the rise and fall of a powerful woman in a church community and a record of the life of a religious visionary, it is also the earliest documentation of lesbianism in modern Western history. Born of well-to-do parents, Benedetta Carlini entered the convent at the age of nine. At twenty-three, she began to have visions of both a religious and erotic nature. Benedetta was elected abbess due largely to these visions, but later aroused suspicions…

Book details

List price: $19.99
Copyright year: 1986
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 12/11/1986
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 5.25" wide x 8.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction



The Family



The Convent



The Nun



The First Investigation



The Second Investigation


Epilogue


Appendix: A Note About the Documents, with Selected Translations


Notes


Index