The Emergence of a Feminine Spirituality in the Book of Martyrs
The struggle to identify the feminine in God, to name the divinity in one-self, and to disengage one's life from socially and religiously imposed restraints is not exclusively the domain of contemporary feminist theology. A close analysis of The Book of Martyrs indicates that some sixteenth-cen...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sixteenth Century Journal Publishers, Inc.
1988
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The sixteenth century journal
Year: 1988, Volume: 19, Issue: 1, Pages: 63-80 |
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| Summary: | The struggle to identify the feminine in God, to name the divinity in one-self, and to disengage one's life from socially and religiously imposed restraints is not exclusively the domain of contemporary feminist theology. A close analysis of The Book of Martyrs indicates that some sixteenth-century Englishwomen were equally conversant with the emancipative process that is part of a feminine spirituality. Although Foxe did not acknowledge the radicalness of their spiritual journey from passivity to autonomy and self-transcendence, his accounts of female Protestants who lacked a voice of their own provide a unique insight into early modern women's religious experience. |
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| ISSN: | 2326-0726 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The sixteenth century journal
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/2540961 |