Overview
By speaking and teaching to women, Jesus Christ violated the religious codes of his time and people. Later, by emphasizing virginity and martyrdom, Christianity gave women their first viable option to marriage. Furthermore, in their relationship with God, women also found an opportunity for significant creative activity. Even so, church leaders succeeded in keeping women in the role of victim, a role to which Christianity added religious significance. Unresolved to this day is the problem of developing a truly feminist theology in a religion that depends upon the symbolism of sacrifice. This translation of the Italian work Storia laica delle donne religiose examines such topics as sexuality, virginity, martyrdom, mysticism, and women's involvement in education and aid societies, from the earliest days of the Christian church through Florence Nightingale's work in the nineteenth century. The author then considers whether the role of sacrificial victim is necessary to society, and the possible implications if the role is universally rejected.
Full Product Details
Author: Ida Magli
Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.60cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.422kg
ISBN: 9780786493609
ISBN 10: 0786493607
Pages: 310
Publication Date: 10 February 2014
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
radical and challenging analysis...Magli provides a very important new voice...impressive scholarship...recommended -Choice
radical and challenging analysis...Magli provides a very important new voice...impressive scholarship...recommended -Choice
radical and challenging analysis...Magli provides a very important new voice...impressive scholarship...recommended -<em>Choice</em>
"radical and challenging analysis...Magli provides a very important new voice...impressive scholarship...recommended""""-Choice"
Author Information
Ida Magli is professor emeritus of cultural anthropology at the University of Rome. She lives in Rome, Italy. Translator Janet Sethre has acted as an interpreter for local government organizations and for correspondents during the Kosovo conflict. She has conducted interviews for Italian national television and organized teacher exchange programs in Europe. A high school English teacher, she lives in Mira, Italy.
