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Chapter four. Before the Church Doors: Women as Wives and Concubines
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Carole A. Myscofski
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Acknowledgments ix
- Introduction. Amazons and Others 1
- Chapter one. Amazons and Cannibals: Imagining Brazilian Women in the Colonial Period 19
- Chapter two. The Body of Virtues: The Christian Ideal for Brazilian Women 55
- Chapter three. Reading, Writing, and Sewing: Education for Brazilian Women 84
- Chapter four. Before the Church Doors: Women as Wives and Concubines 107
- Chapter five. Freiras and Recolhidas: The Reclusive Life for Brazilian Women 143
- Chapter six. Women and Magic: Religious Dissidents in Colonial Brazil 183
- Conclusion. Closing the Colonial Era 228
- Notes 239
- Bibliography 271
- Index 291
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Acknowledgments ix
- Introduction. Amazons and Others 1
- Chapter one. Amazons and Cannibals: Imagining Brazilian Women in the Colonial Period 19
- Chapter two. The Body of Virtues: The Christian Ideal for Brazilian Women 55
- Chapter three. Reading, Writing, and Sewing: Education for Brazilian Women 84
- Chapter four. Before the Church Doors: Women as Wives and Concubines 107
- Chapter five. Freiras and Recolhidas: The Reclusive Life for Brazilian Women 143
- Chapter six. Women and Magic: Religious Dissidents in Colonial Brazil 183
- Conclusion. Closing the Colonial Era 228
- Notes 239
- Bibliography 271
- Index 291