Women religious leaders in Japan's Christian century, 1549-1650 / Haruko Nawata Ward.

"First published 2009 by Ashgate Publishing"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-382) and index.

Nuns -- Hibiya Monica (c. 1549-c. 1577) : virgem of Sakai -- Naitō Julia (c. 1566-28 March 1627) : superiora -- The Beatas of Manila (1615-56) : visionaries -- Witches -- Ōtomo-Nata Jezebel (d. 15 February 1587) : priestess of Hachiman -- Marriage and divorce in Catholic Japan : -- Ōtomo Sōrin and his marital conflict -- Jezebel the Witch -- Jezebel versus the church (1577-1587) -- Women catechists -- Hosokawa Tama Gracia (1563-25 August 1600) : scholar-teacher -- The women catechists -- Tama Gracia in the network of women against abuse -- Releasing Kirishitan women apostles from captivity -- Sisters -- Justa of Nagasaki and the sisters of the Misericórdia -- Elder women of the Marian Confrarias.

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