Under the Veil : Feminism and Spirituality in Post-Reformation England and Europe.

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For women in early modern Europe, the Reformation and the Enlightenment entailed both new freedom and new restrictions. In response to an ideology that immured the female mind and spirit inside the body, women found in religion a hope for individual freedom, a sense of self-identity, and a justifica...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Quinsey, Katherine M.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2012.
Temas:
Feminism > History.
Feminism > Religious aspects.
Women and religion > History.
Féminisme > Histoire.
Féminisme > Aspect religieux.
Femmes et religion > Histoire.
Theology.
Literary studies: general.
Social issues & processes.
RELIGION > Religious Intolerance, Persecution & Conflict.
Feminism.
Women and religion.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:For women in early modern Europe, the Reformation and the Enlightenment entailed both new freedom and new restrictions. In response to an ideology that immured the female mind and spirit inside the body, women found in religion a hope for individual freedom, a sense of self-identity, and a justification for gender equality. Under the Veil: Feminism and Spirituality in Post-Reformation Europe invokes the veil's dual significance, as the marker of the religious woman, and as the metaphoric veil ...
Descripción Física:1 online resource (242 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781443839358
1443839353

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