Whether a Christian woman should be educated and other writings from her intellectual circle / / Anna Maria van Schurman ; edited and translated by Joyce L. Irwin

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910777049903321
• Autore: Schurman Anna Maria van <1607-1678.>
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Chicago : , : University of Chicago Press, , 1998
• ISBN: 1-281-12611-X; 9786611126117; 0-226-85000-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (176 pages)
• Collana: Other voice in early modern Europe
• Altri autori (Persone): IrwinJoyce L; VoetGijsbert <1589-1676.>
• Disciplina: 305.42
• Soggetti: Women - Religious aspects - Christianity; Women - Religious aspects - Christianity - History of doctrines - 17th century; Women in Christianity; Women in the Reformed Church - Europe - History - 17th century; Christian women - Education; Reformed Church - Doctrines; Reformed Church - Doctrines - History - 17th century
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes translated selections from the writings of Gijsbert Voet.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 139-144) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- Contents -- The Other Voice in Early Modern Europe: Introduction to the Series -- Introduction: Anna Maria van Schurman and Her Intellectual Circle -- Selections from the Writings of Anna Maria van Schurman -- Concerning Women -- Bibliography -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Advocate and exemplar of women's education, female of aristocratic birth and modest demeanor, Anna Maria van Schurman (1607-1678) was one of Reformation Europe's most renowned writers defending women's intelligence. From her early teens, Schurman garnered recognition and admiration for her accomplishments in languages, philosophy, poetry, and painting. As an adult she actively engaged in written correspondence and debate with Europe's leading intellectuals. ; Nevertheless, Schurman refused to regard herself as an anomaly among women. A supporter of the female sex, she argues that the same rigorous education that shaped her should be made available to all Christian daughters of the aristocracy. Gathered here in meticulous translation are Anna Maria van Schurman's defense of women's education, her letters to other learned women, and her own account of her early life, as well as responses to her work from male contemporaries, and rare writings by Schurman's mentor, Voetius. This volume will interest the general reader as well as students of women's, religious, and social history.