Product Description

This collection gathers together for the first time the writings on religion of the major voices of French feminism. Includes also introductory essays by the editors, which contextualize and demonstrate the importance of these writings.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #570564 in Books
• Published on: 2001-12-13
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 320 pages

Review
'At last! Here is a book that will enable scholars and teachers of French feminists to study a wide range of primary texts. This is a brilliant selection, allowing comparisons and contrasts to be drawn, and opening the way for urgently needed rethinking of religion.' - Professor Grace Jantzen, University of Manchester

From the Back Cover
Increasingly, the French feminist tradition is emerging as a significant perspective on religious studies. This collection gathers together for the first time the writings on religion of the major voices of French feminism. The first three sections cover the key writings of Hélène Cixous, Luce Irigaray and Julia Kristeva respectively, while the fourth takes in the work of Nicole Brossard, Chantal Chawaf, Catherine Clément, Jovette Marchessault and Monique Wittig. Among the topics debated in this reader are:
the significance of the Virgin Mary in Catholic theology
the theological importance of love
the repression of the maternal in the Judeo-Christian tradition
Judeo-Christian notions of sin, defilement, purity and redemption
feminine subjectivity and divinity
drawing new religious meanings from ancient goddess traditions
The selection of each writer's work is preceded by an introductory essay by the editors, which provides context and demonstrates the importance of what follows for the study of religion.

About the Author
Morny Joy is Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Calgary. She has edited numerous collections on women and religion and is currently writing a book on Luce Irigaray. Kathleen O'Grady is a Research Associate at the Simone de Beauvoir Institute, Concordia University, Montreal and is the editor of Bodies, Voices, Lives: Gender and Theology . Judith Poxon teaches at the University of Syracuse. She is a contributor to Routledge's Encyclopedia of Postmodernism and with Kathleen O'Grady, moderates the electronic discussion list on French feminist thought.