Power, Gender and Christian Mysticism

by Grace M. Jantzen

Book Overview

In the western Christian tradition, the mystic was seen as having direct access to God, and therefore great authority. In this study, Dr Jantzen discusses how men of power defined and controlled who should count as a mystic, and thus who would have power: women were pointedly excluded. This makes her book of special interest to those in gender studies and medieval history. Its main argument, however, is philosophical. Because the mystical has gone...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521479266
• ISBN13: 9780521479264
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 404 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.7" x 8.5"