Civilizing Habits: Women Missionaries and the Revival of French Empire by Sarah

Description: Civilizing Habits by Sarah A. Curtis Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description Civilizing Habits explores the life stories of three French women missionaries--Philippine Duchesne, Emilie de Vialar, and Anne-Marie Javouhey--who transgressed boundaries to evangelize in North America, the Mediterranean basin, and Frances slave colonies. Their initiative allowed both the Catholic Church and the French state to reestablish global empires in the nineteenth century. Publisher Description Civilizing Habits explores the life stories of three French women missionaries--Philippine Duchesne, Emilie de Vialar, and Anne-Marie Javouhey--who crossed boundaries, both real and imagined, to evangelize far from Frances shores. In so doing, they helped France reestablish a global empire after the dislocation of the Revolution and the fall of Napoleon. They also pioneered a new missionary era in which the educational, charity, and health care servicesprovided by women became valuable tools for spreading Catholic influence across the globe.Philippine Duchesne traveled to former French territory in Missouri in 1818 to proselytize amongNative Americans. Thwarted by the American policy of removing tribes even further west, she turned her attention to girls education on the frontier. Emilie de Vialar followed French troops to Algeria after its conquest and opened missions throughout the Mediterranean basin in the mid-nineteenth century. Prevented from direct evangelization, she developed strategies and subterfuges for working among Muslim populations. Anne-Marie Javouhey evangelized among Africans in the French slave colonies,including a utopian settlement in the wilds of French Guiana. She became a rare Catholic proponent of the abolition of slavery and a woman designated a "great man" by the French king.Paradoxically, through embracing religious institutions designed to shield their femininity, these women gained increased authority to travel outside France, challenge church power, and evangelize among non-Christians, all roles more commonly ascribed to male missionaries. Their stories teach us about the life paths open to religious women in the nineteenth century and how both church and state benefitted from their initiative to expand the boundaries of faith and nation. Author Biography Sarah A. Curtis is professor of history at San Francisco State University. She is the author of Educating the Faithful: Religion, Society, and Schooling in Nineteenth-Century France and co-editor, with Kevin J. Callahan, of Views from the Margins: Creating Identities in Modern France. Details ISBN 0195394186 ISBN-13 9780195394184 Title Civilizing Habits Author Sarah A. Curtis Format Hardcover Year 2010 Pages 384 Edition 17th Publisher Oxford University Press Inc GE_Item_ID:137012772; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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