The Book of Her Life

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Book of Her Life
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Teresa of Avila
Translated by Kieran Kavanaugh
Translated by Otilio Rodriguez
By (author) Jodi Bilinkoff
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:392
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 140
Category/GenreRoman Catholicism and Roman Catholic churches
ISBN/Barcode 9780872209077
ClassificationsDewey:248.22092
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Imprint Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Publication Date 15 March 2008
Publication Country United States

Description

The Hackett edition of Teresa of Avila's spiritual autobiography features Kieran Kavanaugh and Otilio Rodriguez's authoritative translation of The Book of Her Life with a new Introduction by Jodi Bilinkoff that will prove especially valuable to students of Early Modern Spain, the history of Christian spirituality, and classic women writers. A map, chronology, and index are also included.

Author Biography

Kieran Kavanaugh O.C.D. and Otilio Rodriguez O.C.D. are translators of The Collected Works of Saint Teresa of Avila and The Collected Works of Saint John of the Cross , both published by the Institute of Carmelite Studies. Jodi Bilinkoff is Professor of History, University of North Carolina at Greensboro and author of Related Lives: Confessors and Their Female Penitents , 1450-1750 (2005) and The Avila of Saint Teresa: Religious Reform in a Sixteenth Century City (1989), both published by Cornell University Press.

Reviews

Listed in Theological Book Review 2009