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Judith C. Brown: Immodest Acts (Paperback, 1987, Oxf.U.P.(N.Y.))

The discovery of the fascinating and richly documented story of Sister Benedetta Carlini, Abbess of …

Somewhat surprisingly for a book randomly found in a thrift store, this was interesting, accessible, and short (about 130 pages minus appendices). It was a fun way to meditate on ins and out of trying to understand people in history, in general and specifically in regard to morality and sexuality, as a person who can't escape their own subconscious contemporary context and also as a person with a very conscious perspective.