El convento como comunidad emocional: la suavidad de María de San José (Salazar).

María de San José (Salazar) (1548-1603) attempted to define the norms of an emotional community for the Discalced Carmelites, norms which she considered fundamental in order to protect the original charism of Saint Teresa of Jesus. Rejecting the Aristotelian-Thomist ideas that established a clear dichotomy between the emotions of the body, the origin of disorder and sin, and the spiritual emotions, Maria advocated for an ideal according to which human affections -- correctly regulated by a discreet prioress -- were not only useful but necessary for the spiritual health of the community. The principle emotions analyzed herein are happiness, joy, gentleness, and melancholy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]