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The Pious Sex: Catholic Constructions of Masculinity and Femininity in Belgium, c. 1800-1940 - OSSELAER, TINE VAN
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The Pious Sex: Catholic Constructions of Masculinity and Femininity in Belgium, c. 1800-1940
Type : Books
SKU: VV1558750
ISBN: 9789058679505
Format: 234 x 168 x 18
Cover: Paperback
Year: 2014
Publisher: NBN International (NBN International)
Your Price: $515.97
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Краткая аннотация:
Although women were called the «pious sex» much earlier, it was during the nineteenth century, when the differences between men and women were being made more explicit, that an intense bond between women and religion was developed. Religiosity was thought to be a «natural» part of femininity and turned religious masculinity into an oddity. This clear-cut gender ideology, however, remains an ideology (prescribed and contested) that needs to be put in the perspective of its context of origin, the bourgeois milieu. How were these gender identities constructed and by whom?Tine Van Osselaer seeks to clarify how the gender differentiation was created among Belgian Catholics. She brings to light the extent to which religiosity was inscribed in these constructions and how religious teachings contributed to it. It is clear that the limitations of the «feminization» thesis, a master narrative that has strongly contributed to the introduction of women in religious history, have graduall |
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