Recordar os "Santos vivos" : leituras e práticas devotas em Portugal nas primeiras décadas do século XVII

• Autor(a) principal: Fernandes, Maria de Lurdes Correia
• Data de Publicação: 1994
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10216/10715
• topic: Espiritualidade - Portugal - séc. 17; Cultura portuguesa - séc. 17

The background of this article is the problem of the reading of works on spirituality in the 17th century Portugal, with special reference to the importance of their dedications. Using a selection of works published between 1600 and 1640 and dedicated to proeminent women of the times, several issues are discussed concerning both the orientation of reading and spiritual practices – often relying on models embodied in “living saints” – and the relationships, sometimes based on family ties, of authours and several religious orders with influential families – or, more specifically, with proeminent women of these families.