Add this copy of Feminine Matters: Women's Religious Practices in a to cart. $69.99, very good condition, Sold by Masalai Press rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Oakland, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2000 by Department of Social Anthropology, Stockholm University.
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2000, Dept. of Social Anthropology, Stockholm University :: Distributed by...
Publisher:
Dept. of Social Anthropology, Stockholm University :: Distributed by...
Published:
2000
Language:
English
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16179412247
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Very good. Signed by author. inscribed by author on half-title page. 273 p., bibliography, index. This book explores the religious lives of Catholic women in Vila Branca (a pseudonym), a small town on the north coast of Portugal. While the conventional picture of religious women in southern Europe has tended to see women as subdued and dominated by ideas about their sinful nature, Vila Branca women present themselves in different terms. With a focus on women's own thoughts and actions in the religious domain, this book explores the ways in which religion is meaningful to women. This study deals with various facets of Catholic religious life, such as the cult of the saints and the Virgin Mary; death-related practices; the material culture of Catholicism; pilgrimage journeys; and the ambiguous relationship between women and priests. The author argues that in order to understand the processes that underlie these religious phenomena, it is crucial to understand the actual role of women.
