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Saintly Women - Medieval Saints, Modern Women, and Intimate Partner Violence (Paperback)
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Saintly Women - Medieval Saints, Modern Women, and Intimate Partner Violence (Paperback)
Series: Routledge Studies in Medieval Religion and Culture
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This ground-breaking volume assesses the contemporary epidemic of
intimate partner violence and explores how and why cultural and
religious beliefs serve to excuse battering and to work against
survivors' attempts to find safety. Theological interpretations of
sacred texts have been used for centuries to justify or minimize
violence against women. The authors recover historical and
especially medieval narratives whose protagonists endure violence
that is framed by religious texts or arguments. The medieval
theological themes that redeem battering in saints'
lives-suffering, obedience, ownership and power-continue today in
most religious traditions. This insightful book emphasizes
Christian history and theology, but the authors signal
contributions from interfaith studies to efforts against partner
violence. Examining medieval attitudes and themes sharpens the
readers' understanding of contemporary violence against women.
Analyzing both historical and contemporary narratives from a
religious perspective grounds the unique approach of Nienhuis and
Kienzle, one that forges a new path in grappling with partner
violence. Medieval and contemporary narratives alike demonstrate
that women in abusive relationships feel the burden of religious
beliefs that enjoin wives to endure suffering and to maintain
stable marriages. Religious leaders have reminded women of wives'
responsibility for obedience to husbands, even in the face of
abuse. In some narratives, however, women create safe places for
themselves. Moreover, some exemplary communities call upon
religious belief to support their opposition to violence. Such
models of historical resistance reveal precedents for response
through intervention or protection.
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