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Dixon Joy <1962-> |
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Divine feminine [[electronic resource] ] : theosophy and feminism in England / / Joy Dixon |
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Baltimore, Md., : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2001 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (320 p.) |
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Collana |
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The Johns Hopkins University studies in historical and political science ; ; 119th ser., 1 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Feminism - Religious aspects - Theosophical Society (Great Britain) - History of doctrines |
Feminism - England - History |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction -- PART ONE: DOMESTICATING THE OCCULT -- 1. The Undomesticated Occult -- 2. The Mahatmas in Clubland: Manliness and Scientific Spirituality -- 3. "A Deficiency of the Male Element": Gendering Spiritual Experience -- 4. "Buggery and Humbuggery": Sex, Magic, and Occult Authority -- PART TWO: POLITICAL ALCHEMIES -- 5. Occult Body Politics -- 6. The Divine Hermaphrodite and the Female Messiah: Feminism and Spirituality in the 1890's -- 7. A New Age for Women: Suffrage and the Sacred -- 8. Ancient Wisdom, Modern Motherhood -- Conclusion |
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