Spirit, faith and church: women's experiences in the english-speaking world, 17th - 21st centuries
Auteur :
Lux-Sterritt, Laurence
ISBN :
9781443834650
Date de publication :
23 déc. 2011
Dimensions :
21,2 x 14,8 cm
Poids :
599 g
Format :
With dust jacket
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Contradictions are legion when it comes to women and spirituality. In Christian cultures, the worth of the female sex is highly ambivalent, since virginity and motherhood are construed respectively as badges of purity and fruitfulness, whilst the biological processes which underlie them are considered taboo or impure.