Domestic religiosity in the 18th century Spanish Courtelite women, everyday life spaces and material culture. An approach to a study in progress

  1. González Heras, Natalia 1
  1. 1 Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
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    Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

    Madrid, España

    ROR https://ror.org/01cby8j38

Journal:
Revista portuguesa de história

ISSN: 0870-4147

Year of publication: 2016

Issue: 47

Pages: 93-108

Type: Article

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Abstract

The main objective of this article is to develop an approach to issues and practices related to devotion and spirituality, concerning to women belonging to the bourgeoisie and the middle-nobility, in the framework of their domestic lives, during the late 18th century in Madrid. From these pages we focus on unravelling the ways of the group formed by the wives of the servers of the Spanish Monarchy. This investigation will be based on the analysis of the material culture appeared in their dowry letters and post-mortem inventories