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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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Campbell, Debra, 1953-
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2003.
Sujets:
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.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • 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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