Preface: The character of the Vida
Chapter 1: Teresa's life story
Chapter 2: How, when, and why the book was written
Chapter 3: The mysticism of the Vida
Chapter 4: The life of the Vida, 1600-1800
Chapter 5: The life of the Vida in art
Chapter 6: From Enlightenment to modernity: skeptics, seekers, psychoanalysts, fascists
Chapter 7: The post-mystical intermillennial Vida
Epilogue: Doctor of the church, sign of contradiction.
