Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Jansenism as a “Woman Problem”
- 2 Controversy and Reform at Port-Royal
- 3 Jansenism's Political Turn, 1652–1661
- 4 The Limits to Obedience, 1661–1664
- 5 A Feminist Response to Absolutism, 1664–1669
- 6 The Unsettled Peace, 1669–1679
- 7 A Royal Victory, 1679–1709
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Frontmatter
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 August 2011
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Jansenism as a “Woman Problem”
- 2 Controversy and Reform at Port-Royal
- 3 Jansenism's Political Turn, 1652–1661
- 4 The Limits to Obedience, 1661–1664
- 5 A Feminist Response to Absolutism, 1664–1669
- 6 The Unsettled Peace, 1669–1679
- 7 A Royal Victory, 1679–1709
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
- Type
- Chapter
- Information
- Feminism, Absolutism, and JansenismLouis XIV and the Port-Royal Nuns, pp. i - viPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2011