03273nam 22007094a 450 991095796340332120251116165703.00-8214-4179-5(CKB)1000000000245456(OCoLC)71348512(CaPaEBR)ebrary10124774(SSID)ssj0000280628(PQKBManifestationID)11240790(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000280628(PQKBWorkID)10310054(PQKB)11421825(MiAaPQ)EBC3026880(Au-PeEL)EBL3026880(CaPaEBR)ebr10124774(BIP)35538394(BIP)8663073(EXLCZ)99100000000024545620030611d2003 ub 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrImperial Bibles, domestic bodies women, sexuality, and religion in the Victorian market /Mary Wilson Carpenter1st ed.Athens, Ohio Ohio University Pressc20031 online resource (230 p.)Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-8214-1515-8 Includes bibliographical references (p. [187]-198) and index.Intro -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I: The Authorized Version in the Marketplace -- 1/ Consumer Christianity -- 2/Closeting the Family Bible and the Family -- 3/Family Bibles and Family Angels -- Part II: Consuming the Authorized Version -- 4/Playing with Sacred Pages -- 5/"A Bit of Her Flesh" -- 6/Victorian Schemes of the Apocalypse -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.Exploring the production and consumption of British commerical family bibles, this book sheds light on the history of women's sexuality, and the English view of such taboo subjects as same-sex relations, masturbation, menstruation and circumcision.FamiliesReligious lifeGreat BritainHistory19th centuryChristian womenReligious lifeGreat BritainHistory19th centurySexReligious aspectsChristianityHistory of doctrines19th centuryChristian literaturePublishingGreat BritainHistory19th centuryWomen and literatureGreat BritainHistory19th centuryEnglish literatureWomen authorsHistory and criticismEnglish literature19th centuryHistory and criticismSex in literatureFamiliesReligious lifeHistoryChristian womenReligious lifeHistorySexReligious aspectsChristianityHistory of doctrinesChristian literaturePublishingHistoryWomen and literatureHistoryEnglish literatureWomen authorsHistory and criticism.English literatureHistory and criticism.Sex in literature.220/.0941/09034Carpenter Mary Wilson1937-1864242MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910957963403321Imperial Bibles, domestic bodies4471016UNINA