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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450161203321

Autore

Cooey Paula M. <1945->

Titolo

Religious imagination and the body [[electronic resource] ] : a feminist analysis / / Paula M. Cooey

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 1994

ISBN

1-280-44287-5

0-19-535861-9

1-4237-3682-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (209 p.)

Disciplina

291.2/2

Soggetti

Human body - Religious aspects

Imagination - Religious aspects

Women - Religious aspects

Feminist theory

Philosophical theology

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; ONE: Introduction; TWO: The Body and Gender; THREE: The Body as Site for Religious Imagination; FOUR: The Body as Sign for Religious Imagination; FIVE: Site, Sign, and Imagination; SIX: Mapping Religion; Notes; Select Bibliography; Exhibition Catalogues; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z

Sommario/riassunto

Offering a feminist perspective on the significance of the body in the context of religious life and practice, this treatise examines the evidence, ranging from the novels of Toni Morrison to the paintings of Frida Kahlo.