Things of the Spirit: Women Writers Constructing SpiritualityKristina K. Groover University of Notre Dame Press, 2004 - 357 Seiten In essays on topics ranging from Teresa of Avila's sixteenth-century mysticism to the politicized spirituality of postmodern women writers, the contributors to Things of the Spirit chronicle the development of women's spiritual writing as a context for defining, challenging, and changing women's experiences in the world. They explore the nature of the sacred and women's relationship to the sacred in the writings of women poets, diarists, autobiographers, and fiction writers. Kristina Groover contends that identifying and analyzing women's spiritual writing relies on redefining the sacred hierarchical structures that dominate the Christian tradition by allowing for spiritualities that are heterogeneous and pluralistic, embracing some aspects of religious tradition while rejecting others, locating the sacred in the material world, emphasizing the sacredness of community, and representing the female body as a site of the sacred. Groover argues that efforts to reform oppressive religious traditions have led many to turn to sources outside of conventional religious practice for spiritual insights. At this intersection of literary and theological studies, readers and scholars have found a rich tradition of women's spiritual writing stretching back to the earliest women writers. Essays in Things of the Spirit introduce many of these previously suppressed or discounted works to modern readers. This well-written and accessible new book will be useful in courses on women's literature, women and religion, women's spirituality, and religion and literature. |
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... never surprised by His grandeur ; they have come to understand well that He can do ever more and more . And finally , even though some things are not so well explained , these learned men will find others in their books through which ...
... never the Christian general portrayed by Rodomandro . In fact , the Great Cham , whose line stretched from Genghis Khan and Kublai Khan for several generations before reaching Pamphilia's husband , was often considered a god himself and ...
... never finished , and hence never fully successful , satisfying - or rewarded . Katy Elliott masters one practical or familial prob- lem only to have another crop up ; the static moment of achievement , the well - earned narcissistic ...
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Pageantry Procession | 17 |
Christianity and the Occult | 69 |
The Mystical Diaries of Jane Lead | 90 |
Urheberrecht | |
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