The Feminine Orders in Colonial Bahia (Brazil
FAIN: FT-13010-76
Susan A. Soeiro
Unaffiliated independent scholar
To gather information about the social and economic role of four convents in the colonial capital of Brazil. The history of the nunneries from 1730 to 1810 will be examined from three major perspectives : 1) as social institutions, 2) as economic entities, and 3) in the context of imperial policy regarding the Church.