Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Abbreviations ix
5. Introduction 1
6. 1. Women and the Pursuit of Holiness in Sixteenth-Century Spain 6
7. 2. Filling the Void: The Vocation of Teresa de Jesús 32
8. 3. The Right to Write: Authority and Rhetorical Strategy in Teresa’s Works 67
9. 4. Apologia por la Mistica Temenina: Teresa’s Theological Agenda 85
10. 5. Preter Naturam? Posthumous Debates on Teresa’s Orthodoxy 114
11. 6. Teresa la Santa: Alone of All Her Sex? 145
12. Conclusion 167
13. Appendix: Primary and secondary sources of inquisitional inquiries regarding Teresa de Jesús and her works 173
14. Selected Bibliography 175
15. Index 187