Acerca del amor en el Carmelo descalzoDiálogo entre Teresa de Jesús y María de San José
ISSN: 0214-4212
Year of publication: 2020
Issue Title: Número extraordinario en homenaje a los profesores D. Manuel Bustos Rodríguez, D. Juan Ramón Cirici
Issue: 1
Pages: 9-30
Type: Article
More publications in: Trocadero: Revista de historia moderna y contemporanea
Abstract
During the Early Modern Age, the representation of love was articulated around the power-ful antinomy of sacred love vs. profane love. This representation, channelled through seve-ral discourses and practices, requires a more profound analysis especially around its gene-sis and its discursive variables. This study focuses on the investigation of its influence and practical materialisation through the writings of Teresa de Jesús and María de San José, two Carmelite writers who made ‘Sacred love’ the center of their reflections and their lives