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 gradually become more visible.
Documenting pastoral care, the devotion to the Sacred Heart of
Jesus and Catholic Action, The Pious Sex offers critical
commentaries on the master narratives, suggesting that even men
could belong to a pious sex.""
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