Graceful Exits.

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Campbell, Debra, 1953-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2003.
Subjects:
Catholic women > Biography > History and criticism.
Ex-church members > Catholic Church > Biography > History and criticism.
Ex-nuns > Biography > History and criticism.
Femmes catholiques > Biographies > Histoire et critique.
Ex-religieuses > Biographies > Histoire et critique.
Catholic women > Biography
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Preface; acknowledgments; introduction: flight; 1. "i leap over the wall"; 2. falling away or crossing over?; Antonia White; Mary McCarthy; Mary Gordon; 3. be-ing is be/leaving; 4. a nun forever; Karen Armstrong; Barbara Ferraro and Patricia Hussey; 5. coming home; Antonia White; Mary Gordon; Patricia Hampl; epilogue; sources consulted; index.

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