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Beyond the Vows: Living in Loneliness and Hidden Desires in Female Portugal Convents (2025)
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This is an abstract from the session entitled "Landscapes of Care: Exploring Heart-centered Practice in Historical Archaeology", at the 2025 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. This paper evidences the emotional struggles of women in convents in Portugal during the 17th and 18th century. Triggered by a novice unsent letter, found during a 1988 archaeological excavation at the Jesus convent in Setubal, Portugal, that reveals her turmoil and longing for her lover, this...