Book Specs
Trade Paper
University of Nebraska Press
Published on
Dec 1, 2004
Edition
st Edition
Dimensions
6.10x0.66x8.96 Inches
Weight
0.95 Pounds
About the Book
Francisca's journey to God did not follow prescribed hagiographical guidelines, drawing its inspiration instead from an eclectic mix of the doctrines of the Counter-Reformation, medieval spirituality, and local traditions. Her ecstatic apostolate to the dead and living often bordered on heresy but found acceptance and came to fruition under the protection of Querétaro's ecclesiastical and secular elite. Her life shows how mystic rapture and sociability joined in this colonial variation of Early Modern Catholicism and demonstrates the remarkable vitality and openness of urban spirituality in the New World.