'A divine attraction between your soul and mine': George Whitefield and same-sex affection in 18th-century Methodism

This article considers the blurred lines between male friendship and homoeroticism in 18th-century Methodism. It considers possible cases of transgressive male sexual acts among Methodist preachers, evaluates contemporary claims made about the sexual proclivities of leading Methodists, and considers...

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Главный автор: O'Brien, Glen 1959- (Автор)
Формат: Электронный ресурс Статья
Язык:Английский
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Опубликовано: [2017]
В: Pacifica
Год: 2017, Том: 30, Выпуск: 2, Страницы: 177-192
Индексация IxTheo:KAH Новое время
KDD Евангелическая церковь
KDE Англиканская церковь
NCF Сексуальная этика
Другие ключевые слова:B Methodism
B Masculinity
B Sexuality
B 18th Century
B METHODIST HISTORY
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Итог:This article considers the blurred lines between male friendship and homoeroticism in 18th-century Methodism. It considers possible cases of transgressive male sexual acts among Methodist preachers, evaluates contemporary claims made about the sexual proclivities of leading Methodists, and considers the social location of 18th-century Methodism as a dangerous underworld of deviant religiosity whose centres of activity were often perched on the edge of sites of social exclusion. The 'effeminacy' of George Whitefield and the lack of heterosexual passion in his life are offered as a mode of examining the homosociality that existed within the heteronormative world of 18th-century Methodism.
ISSN:1839-2598
Второстепенные работы:Enthalten in: Pacifica
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/1030570X17736326