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The article explores the role of holy women and hagiography in colonial Spanish America, highlighting their significance during the 17th and 18th centuries as part of a spiritual renaissance. It challenges traditional narratives of repression within Counter-Reformation Catholicism by examining the diverse experiences of beatas and non-European holy women, suggesting that their spirituality fostered more flexible ideals of piety. Recent scholarship emphasizes the intersection of local religion and global Cat
- Author
- Daniel RGH
- Language
- EN