Estrategias de autorización en el discurso espiritual de Teresa de Cartagena y Teresa de Jesús

Abstract

This article tries to highlight similar rhetorical strategies that Teresa de Cartagena, a fifteenth century converted Jewish writer, and Santa Teresa de Jesús -both aware of their boldness- developed in their texts to authorize their spiritual speech. In both authors, a defense of their personal and sincere life lessons of trascendence can be perceived. They wish and need to verbalize in writing their reality of women chosen by God.