Motives for taking the veil: (1) a career and a vocation for girls 25 (2) a 'dumping ground' for political prisoners 29 (3) for illegitimate, deformed or half-witted girls 30 (4) nuns forced unwillingly to profess by their relations 33 (5) a refuge for widows and occasionally for wives 38 Special temptations of a superior: (1) excessive independence and comfort 59 (2) autocratic government 64 (3) favouritism 66…
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