Rethinking Female Sainthood: Michèle Roberts’ Spiritual Quest in Impossible Saints

Women’s marginalized position in Christianity has been a central concern in much of Michèle Roberts’ fiction, springing from her Catholic education and her awareness of the sexist ideology underlying Christian doctrine. Her growing fascination with the figure of the female saint is reflected in Impo...

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Main Author: Rodríguez, Patricia Bastida (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2006
In: Feminist theology
Year: 2006, Volume: 15, Issue: 1, Pages: 70-83
Further subjects:B Religious Community
B Christianity
B female sainthood
B Fiction
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