'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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| Τύπος μέσου: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Άρθρο |
| Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
| Έλεγχος διαθεσιμότητας: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Έκδοση: |
[2017]
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| Στο/Στη: |
Pacifica
Έτος: 2017, Τόμος: 30, Τεύχος: 2, Σελίδες: 177-192 |
| Σημειογραφίες IxTheo: | KAH Εκκλησιαστική Ιστορία 1648-1913, Νεότερη Εποχή KDD Ευαγγελική Εκκλησία KDE Αγγλικανική Εκκλησία NCF Σεξουαλική Ηθική |
| Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά: | B
Methodism
B Masculinity B Sexuality B 18th Century B METHODIST HISTORY |
| Διαθέσιμο Online: |
Volltext (Resolving-System) |
| Σύνοψη: | 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. |
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| ISSN: | 1839-2598 |
| Περιλαμβάνει: | Enthalten in: Pacifica
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/1030570X17736326 |
