The journal AUC Historia Universitatis Carolinae Pragensis, subtitled “Příspěvky k dějinám Univerzity Karlovy” (Papers on the History of Charles University), is a periodical devoted not only to the history of the Prague university but also to the history of education and student movement in the Czech lands. The journal, published since 1960 as part of the Acta Universitatis Carolinae series, also publishes essays presenting original historical sources (all texts are accompanied by summaries in foreign languages, mainly in English and German). It regularly publishes reviews and annotations of works on the history of education and annals of research activities.
The journal is archived in Portico.
AUC HISTORIA UNIVERSITATIS CAROLINAE PRAGENSIS, Vol 50 No 1 (2010), 71–84
Za mříží kláštera? K pojetí klauzury v ženských kongregacích 19. století
[Behind the Cloister Walls? On the Concept of Seclusion in Female Congregations of the 19th Century]
Dana Jakšičová
published online: 02. 11. 2014
abstract
Behind the Cloister Walls? On the Concept of Seclusion in Female Congregations of the 19th Century The author presents three congregations of school sisters. These communities gradually formed in the 19th century, and eventually found their place also in the Czech Lands. The aim of the article is to follow the development of the notion of seclusion in the statues and in practice, and to analyse trends in the revival of monastic life under new conditions and in an environment of changing social needs. Nuns’ educational work demanded that their ‘seclusion from the world’ should take a more internalised, spiritual character, different from the external notion of living ‘behind the wall’.
keywords: female congregations of the 19th century; school sisters; seclusion; Congregation of Poor School Sisters of Our Dear Lady; Congregation of School Sisters of St. Francis; Congregation of School Sisters de Notre Dame
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ISSN: 0323-0562
E-ISSN: 2336-5730
