by Juana De La Cruz
edited by Jessica A. Boon and Ronald E. Surtz
translated by Nora Weinerth and Ronald E. Surtz
Iter Press, 2016
eISBN: 978-0-86698-721-9 | Paper: 978-0-86698-549-9
Library of Congress Classification BX1756.J77S47 2016
Dewey Decimal Classification 252.02

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ABOUT THIS BOOK

Juana de la Cruz (1481–1534) is a unique figure in the history of the Catholic Church, thanks to her public visionary experiences during which she lost consciousness, while a deep voice, identifying itself as Christ, issued from her, narrating the feasts and pageants taking place in heaven. Juana’s so called “sermons,” collected in a manuscript called Libro del Conorte, form a fascinating window into Castilian religiosity in the early sixteenth century. There is much to reap from these sermons concerning Spanish Renaissance culture, theology, mysticism, gender roles, and interreligious interactions.



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