The ascetic spirituality of Juan de Avila (1499-1569) / / by Rady Roldan-Figueroa

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910813278103321
• Autore: Roldan-Figueroa Rady
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2010
• ISBN: 1-283-16102-8; 9786613161024; 90-04-20964-6
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (282 p.)
• Collana: Studies in the history of Christian traditions, , 1573-5664 ; ; v. 150
• Disciplina: 248.4/7
• Soggetti: Spirituality - Spain; Asceticism - Spain; Spirituality - Catholic Church; Asceticism - Catholic Church
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-262) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Preliminary Material / R. Roldán-Figueroa -- Introduction / R. Roldán-Figueroa -- 1. The Spiritual Exercises Of Juan De Ávila: His Rule For The Clergy / R. Roldán-Figueroa -- 2. The Spiritual Exercises Of Juan De Ávila: His Rule For The Laity / R. Roldán-Figueroa -- 3. Juan De Ávila And The Audi, Filia Of 1556 As A Manual For Holy Women / R. Roldán-Figueroa -- 4. Juan De Ávila And Frequent Communion: Historical Background / R. Roldán-Figueroa -- 5. Juan De Ávila And Frequent Communion: His Sermons On The Eucharist / R. Roldán-Figueroa -- 6. Juan De Ávila And His Ascetic Doctrine Of Union With The Holy Spirit / R. Roldán-Figueroa -- 7. Juan De Ávila And The Spiritual Discipline Of Public Service / R. Roldán-Figueroa -- Concluding Remarks: Juan De Ávila And The Contours Of Converso Spirituality / R. Roldán-Figueroa -- Bibliography / R. Roldán-Figueroa -- Index / R. Roldán-Figueroa.
• Sommario/riassunto: Juan de Ávila (1499-1569) was one of the most significant exponents of Spanish Golden Age spirituality. His work throughout Andalusia gave rise to the school of Avilista spirituality, a spirituality adopted by both lay men and women as well as secular and regular members of the clergy who were inspired by his stress on moral and spiritual formation ; and were bound together by the observance of a rigorous program of spiritual discipline. Scholars have increasingly identified him as the author of a distinctively judeoconverso spirituality. Currently, however, there are no comprehensive studies of his spirituality that seriously take into account his judeoconverso background. The present work seeks to analyze his ascetic spirituality and place it against its proper early-modern Spanish context.