The Female Body in Catholic Theology: Menstruation, Reproduction, and Autonomy

Female bodies as sexual and reproductive are subject to much scrutiny in Western societies and the church. Mysteriously missing from discourses related to such scrutiny is the reality of menstruation and its place in theology and females' lives. From within a feminist theological perspective, t...

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1. VerfasserIn: Kieser, Doris M. 1964- (Verfasst von)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: [2017]
In: Horizons
Jahr: 2017, Band: 44, Heft: 1, Seiten: 1-27
IxTheo Notationen:FD Kontextuelle Theologie
KDB Katholische Kirche
NBE Anthropologie
weitere Schlagwörter:B menstrual awareness
B Catholic
B Menstruation
B Mikveh
B Sexuality
B Females
B Self-determination
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Zusammenfassung:Female bodies as sexual and reproductive are subject to much scrutiny in Western societies and the church. Mysteriously missing from discourses related to such scrutiny is the reality of menstruation and its place in theology and females' lives. From within a feminist theological perspective, this article aims to recover menstruation and menstrual awareness, and to advocate for the positive possibilities of widespread recognition and acceptance of, and engagement with, these realities to advance female presence in sexual theology and related discourses. In engaging contemporary social discussions, Jewish and Christian histories of menstruation, contemporary sexual theologies, and varied feminist theologies, this article proposes a robust view of menstruation in the sexual lives of faithful females.
ISSN:2050-8557
Enthält:Enthalten in: Horizons
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/hor.2017.51