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Graceful exits : Catholic women and the art of departure /
The personal narratives of nine 20th-century writers speak eloquently about the process of departure from the Catholic church and its institutions. Debra Campbell explores each author's breaking of the taboo associated with women leaving their "proper place." She locates five themes a...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Bloomington :
Indiana University Press,
©2003.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The personal narratives of nine 20th-century writers speak eloquently about the process of departure from the Catholic church and its institutions. Debra Campbell explores each author's breaking of the taboo associated with women leaving their "proper place." She locates five themes at the heart of all their narratives: reversals, boundary crossings, diaspora, renaming, and recycling. Campbell examines how each women grapples with the spirituality of departure and shows that the very process of leaving Catholic institutions is a Catholic enterprise |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxviii, 211 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0253110718 9780253110718 9780253343161 025334316X 1282071459 9781282071452 9786612071454 6612071451 |