How were the relics of Françoise d'Amboise, Duchesse of Brittany, produced? She was beatified in 1863 and is considered to be the founder of the Carmelites in France. The nuns who specialize in the making of these objects (which are recognized as having an extra human value) present their activity as an erudire one. This elitist, secret practice, which is handed on through initiatory transmission and based on a representation of Françoise d'Amboise, is constructed through the reading and perfect Knowledge of specific hagiographic texts.
F. Sbardella (2011). Knowing Hands. Hagiographic words Reflected in the Manual Movements of Carmelites Nuns. ARCHIVES DE SCIENCES SOCIALES DES RELIGIONS, 2(154), 139-157.
Knowing Hands. Hagiographic words Reflected in the Manual Movements of Carmelites Nuns
F. Sbardella
2011
Abstract
How were the relics of Françoise d'Amboise, Duchesse of Brittany, produced? She was beatified in 1863 and is considered to be the founder of the Carmelites in France. The nuns who specialize in the making of these objects (which are recognized as having an extra human value) present their activity as an erudire one. This elitist, secret practice, which is handed on through initiatory transmission and based on a representation of Françoise d'Amboise, is constructed through the reading and perfect Knowledge of specific hagiographic texts.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
