{"product_id":"the-burdens-of-sister-margaret-inside-a-seventeenth-century-convent-abridged-edition-0300081219","title":"The Burdens of Sister Margaret: Inside a Seventeenth-Century Convent; Abridged Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0300081219\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Craig Harline\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on a treasure trove of letters, this fascinating book tells the history of a seventeenth-century nun in a convent in Leuven and how her complaints-of sexual harassment, fears of demonic possession, alliances among the other sisters against her-led to her banishment from the convent on two occasions. Highly acclaimed when it was first published as a revealing look at female religious life in early modern Europe, the book is now available in an abridged paperbound version with a new preface by the author.Reviews of the clothbound edition:A window to the past. . . . I loved, just loved, this book.-Carolyn See, Washington PostThe world Mr. Harline uncovers is a fascinating one. . . . The story of Sister Margaret gives an extra dimension of humanity to a turning point in the history of ideas.-Sonia Gernes, Wall Street JournalBetter-than-fiction social history. . . . This is a glimpse into diaries, letters, hearts, minds, hatreds, and hopes; it will enthrall.-Christian CenturyHarlines graceful writing allows the women and men in this religious community to breathe, gossip, pray with tears. . . . The Burdens of Sister Margaret helpsus see the familiar Reformation in a fresh way.-Kevin A. Miller, Christianity TodayMicrohistory at its best.-Larissa Taylor, Renaissance Quarterly\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51735495606560,"sku":"NEW0300081219","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/71azRNYoBHL.jpg?v=1779486233","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/the-burdens-of-sister-margaret-inside-a-seventeenth-century-convent-abridged-edition-0300081219","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}