Ayuno y mortificación en el claustro: el cuidado del alma a riesgo del cuerpo en los monasterios hispanoamericanos.Las dominicas de Santa Rosa de Santiago de Chile (siglos XVIII-XIX)
Among the multiple interpretative possibilities offered by the Spanish-American female monastic archives, the sources referring to mortification, health and illness stand out. In this paper we propose that, in the specific case of the Dominican Nuns of Santa Rosa of Santiago de Chile, there is a per...
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Centre de Recherches sur les Mondes Américains
2021
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| Summary: | Among the multiple interpretative possibilities offered by the Spanish-American female monastic archives, the sources referring to mortification, health and illness stand out. In this paper we propose that, in the specific case of the Dominican Nuns of Santa Rosa of Santiago de Chile, there is a permanent tension between the care of the soul indicated by the Rule and the charism of the Order, with its direct impact on the bodies themselves and their inevitable risks; from its foundation in 1754 to the mid-19th century. This approach is sustained on the basis of the in-detail study of account books, biographies, correspondence, the Rule and the library. Its rereading and critical analysis allows a new look at the true excesses and limits of asceticism, in view of the need to have a healthy body to face the rigor of intramural contemplative life. |
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