Power, Gender and Christian Mysticism

Name: Power, Gender and Christian Mysticism
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ISBN: 9780521479264

ISBN-10: 0521479266

ISBN-13: 9780521479264

Edition: 1995

Authors: Grace M. Jantzen, Duncan Forrester, Alistair Kee

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In the western Christian tradition, the mystic was seen as having direct access to God, and therefore great authority. In this study, Dr Jantzen discusses how men of power defined and controlled who should count as a mystic, and thus who would have power: women were pointedly excluded. This makes her book of special interest to those in gender studies and medieval history. Its main argument, however, is philosophical. Because the mystical has gone through many social constructions, the modern philosophical assumption that mysticism is essentially about intense subjective experiences is misguided. This view is historically inaccurate, and perpetuates the same gendered struggle for authority…

Book details

List price: $60.99
Copyright year: 1995
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 11/16/1995
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 404
Size: 5.39" wide x 8.54" long x 0.87" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English




Feminists, philosophers and mystics



Mystics, martyrs and honorary males



The mystical meaning of scripture



Mystical theology and the erotic other



'Cry out and write': mysticism and the struggle for authority



The visions of virgins: spirituality and sexual control



Heretics and witches



The language of ineffability



Conclusion: mysticism and modernity


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