Teresa of Avila

Preface vii Bibliography and abbreviations ix Introduction: A biographical sketch 1(14) 1 Purity and honour: Teresa's social world 15(40) 2 Finding a pattern: Teresa's autobiography 55(46) 3 'When books are taken away': The Way of Perfection 101(38) 4 God at the centre: The Interior Castle 139(45) 5 Mysticism and incarnation 184(39) Index 223