The Education of a Christian Woman
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The Education of a Christian Woman is a 16th-century humanist treatise by Juan Luis Vives that outlines an influential program for the moral, intellectual, and religious education of women in Christian society.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Education of a Christian Woman canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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didactic work ⓘ humanist treatise ⓘ |
| aim |
to integrate humanist learning with Christian virtue
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to shape the character of Christian women ⓘ |
| author | Juan Luis Vives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Spanish ⓘ |
| authorOccupation | humanist scholar ⓘ |
| authorReligion | Catholic ⓘ |
| circulation | widely read in early modern Europe ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Spain ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
chastity
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learning within a moral framework ⓘ obedience ⓘ piety ⓘ |
| focus |
intellectual education of women
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moral education of women ⓘ religious education of women ⓘ |
| genre |
educational treatise
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moral treatise ⓘ religious literature ⓘ |
| hasPart |
guidance on female literacy
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guidance on marriage and family life ⓘ guidance on moral conduct ⓘ guidance on piety and devotion ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Early Modern period ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
important example of 16th-century humanist pedagogy
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key text in the history of women’s education ⓘ |
| impact |
influential in debates on women’s education
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used as a model for female education in Christian Europe ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Christian theology
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classical humanism ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
Christian women
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educators of women ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Christian morality
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education of women ⓘ female virtue ⓘ humanist pedagogy ⓘ |
| movement | Renaissance humanism ⓘ |
| originalTitle | De institutione feminae Christianae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalPerspective | Christian humanism ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
| relatedWork | On the Education of a Christian Prince NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Christianity ⓘ |
| settingDescribed |
Christian household
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marriage in Christian society ⓘ |
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