{"product_id":"reformation-women-in-ireland-1660-1760-by-their-authority-9781782050506","title":"Reformation Women in Ireland, 1660-1760: By Their Authority","description":"This book illuminates the often-overlooked story of early\u003cbr\u003emodern Irish women, particularly those from the Protestant colonial community.\u003cbr\u003eDrawing from aristocratic, gentry, farming, business, and trade families, these\u003cbr\u003ewomen were shaped by the religious and intellectual currents of their time.\u003cbr\u003eRaised within the Church of Ireland or the Church of England, as adults they\u003cbr\u003ewere enriched by European influences of the Reformation and\u003cbr\u003eCounter-Reformation: Swiss and Dutch Calvinism, Gallicanism, Jansenism\u003cbr\u003eand the spirituality of Port Royal.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book explores how these women engaged with Renaissance\u003cbr\u003eHumanism, the early French Enlightenment, and cultural discussions on topics\u003cbr\u003esuch as pre-existence, 12th-century Arabic culture, Judaism, and the Lurianic\u003cbr\u003eKabbala. Central to their lives was Reformation spirituality, which fostered\u003cbr\u003eliteracy, critical thinking, and personal faith through vernacular Bible\u003cbr\u003ereadings and church services.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDespite living in patriarchal societies that largely relegated\u003cbr\u003ewomen to subordinate roles, these women demonstrated remarkable resilience and\u003cbr\u003eintellectualism. The book highlights their struggles and triumphs, showing how\u003cbr\u003ethey navigated and sometimes resisted the constraints imposed on them. By\u003cbr\u003efocusing on their narratives and voice, the book reveals the courage and agency\u003cbr\u003ethese women exhibited in shaping their own destinies and laying out their\u003cbr\u003elegacies.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough detailed biographical accounts, the book\u003cbr\u003erestores these women to their rightful place in history, offering a nuanced\u003cbr\u003eunderstanding of their contributions and the broader social and religious\u003cbr\u003econtexts in which they lived. Researchers and general readers with an interest\u003cbr\u003ein women's history, gender studies, and early modern Irish history will find\u003cbr\u003ethis a useful addition to those fields.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKilroy, Phil:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003ePhil Kilroy is a Research Associate in Trinity College Dublin. She received her BA and MA in History from University College Dublin and her doctorate from Trinity College Dublin. She is a historian of nonconformity and dissent in 17th century Ireland. Her work, \u003ci\u003eProtestant Dissent and Controversy in Ireland 1660-1714\u003c\/i\u003e was published in 1994 by Cork University Press, and she continues to write and publish on the history of ideas and specifically on religious dissent and non-conformity in 17th and 18th century Ireland. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe also researches the history of women in Europe 1600-1900, and in recent years has focused on the history of French women during the Enlightenment and the Revolutionary period. She accepted two commissions to write on these themes and was based in Paris and Rome for some years to pursue her research. In 2000 she published the biography \u003ci\u003eMadeleine Sophie Barat: A life\u003c\/i\u003e (Cork University Press), and in 2012 published \u003ci\u003eThe Society of the Sacred Heart in 19th century France, 1800-1865\u003c\/i\u003e, (Cork University Press). Both books have been translated into several languages. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt present she is researching the impact of the Inquisition on women in France from 1800-1885. This study is based on material held in the Inquisition Archives of the Vatican.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cork University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52039783678226,"sku":"9781782050506","price":54.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_bf8599bd-9a5d-40ba-9731-4c683a3d3654.jpg?v=1771413949","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/reformation-women-in-ireland-1660-1760-by-their-authority-9781782050506","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}