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Gender and Christianity in Modern Europe - Beyond the Feminization Thesis (Paperback) Loot Price: R1,508
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Gender and Christianity in Modern Europe - Beyond the Feminization Thesis (Paperback): Patrick Pasture, Jan Art, Thomas Buerman

Gender and Christianity in Modern Europe - Beyond the Feminization Thesis (Paperback)

Patrick Pasture, Jan Art, Thomas Buerman

Series: KADOC Studies on Religion, Culture and Society

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Since the 1970s the feminization thesis has become a powerful trope in the rewriting of the social history of Christendom. However, this 'thesis' has triggered some vehement debates, given that men have continued to dominate the churches, and the churches themselves have reacted to the association of religion and femininity, often formulated by their critics, by explicitly focusing their appeal to men.

In this book the authors critically reflect upon the use of concepts like feminization and masculinization in relation to Christianity. By presenting case studies that adopt different gendered approaches with regard to Christian, mainly Catholic discourses and practices, the authors capture multiple feminizations' and masculinizations' in Europe during the 19th and 20th centuries. In particular, it becomes clear that the idea that Christianity took on characteristically feminine' values and practices cannot withstand the conclusion that what is considered manly' or feminine' depends on time, place, and context, and on the reasons why gendered metaphors are used."

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Imprint: Leuven University Press
Country of origin: Belgium
Series: KADOC Studies on Religion, Culture and Society
Release date: July 2012
First published: December 2012
Editors: Patrick Pasture • Jan Art • Thomas Buerman
Dimensions: 239 x 170 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 978-90-5867-912-3
Categories: Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > General
Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Christian life & practice > General
Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Christian life & practice > General
Books > Christianity > Christian life & practice
LSN: 90-5867-912-8
Barcode: 9789058679123

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