Women, Sainthood, and Power

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<span>Women, Sainthood, and Power</span><span> explores the life stories of an international gallery of female saints from the wide-angle lens of several intellectual disciplines and the close-up view afforded by keenly observed fine points of character. Oliva M. Espín combines multidisciplinary scholarly research with a novelists eye for detail to create vivid portraits of saints in their times and places. Using her own memories, Espín argues that there are lessons to learn today from the lives of these exceptional women. This book is recommended for scholars and students of psychology, religious studies, gender and womens studies, history, cultural studies, and ethnic studies.</span>

Autorenportrait

<span>Oliva M. Espín</span><span> is professor emerita in the Department of Womens Studies at San Diego State University</span><span>and professor emerita of psychology at the California School of Professional Psychology of Alliant International University.</span>

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