Feminism and Spirituality in Post-Reformation England and Europe Quinsey, Katherine M. creator text Electronic books. xx Newcastle upon Tyne Cambridge Scholars Pub. 2012 monographic eng

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1 online resource (242 p.) For women in early modern Europe, the Reformation and the Enlightenment entailed both new freedom and new restrictions. In response to an ideology that immured the female mind and spirit inside the body, women found in religion a hope for individual freedom, a sense of self-identity, and a justification for gender equality. Under the Veil: Feminism and Spirituality in Post-Reformation Europe invokes the veil's dual significance, as the marker of the religious woman, and as the metaphoric veil ... TABLE OF CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; JULIE HIRST; SYLVIA BROWN; ANN M. LITTLE; MARIE COMISSO; KATHERINE M. QUINSEY; HUMBERTO GARCIA; MITA CHOUDHURY; PEGGY SCHALLER; ALICIA L. KERFOOT; CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX. Includes bibliographical references and index. Feminism History Feminism Religious aspects Women and religion History Feminism History Feminism Religious aspects Women and religion History RELIGION / Religious Intolerance, Persecution & Conflict BL458 .U53 2012 200.820903 Quinsey, Katherine M. Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, c2012 9781443839358 (electronic bk.) 1443839353 (electronic bk.) http://public.eblib.com/EBLPublic/PublicView.do?ptiID=1114461 http://site.ebrary.com/id/10652836 http://lib.myilibrary.com?id=497180 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=532282 http://public.eblib.com/EBLPublic/PublicView.do?ptiID=1114461 http://site.ebrary.com/id/10652836 http://lib.myilibrary.com?id=497180 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=532282 EBLCP 130211 20200709055733.0 ocn827209143 eng