Some Notes on Diseases and Remedies of Teresa de Jesús
Keywords:
Teresa de Jesús, Female Convent Writing, Illness, Remedies, Nutrition, Conventual Architecture.
Abstract
In the 5th centenary of Teresa de Jesús’ birth (1515-2015), let’s take a tour of the more everyday reality of her life and of her environment: illness and therapeutic remedies. Through reading and commentary of a selection of her writings, will analyse the ailments and healing of 16th-century feminine convent life forms, in the concrete context imposed by the material conditions of the perpetual closure, such as climate, habitat, food, and clothing. The mystical experience of Teresa is radically linked with the experience of the disease, who accompanied from before profess in Carmel.Downloads
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Sánchez Hernández M. L. (2015). Some Notes on Diseases and Remedies of Teresa de Jesús. Cuadernos de Historia Moderna, 235-258. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_CHMO.2015.51188
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