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The Pious sex : Catholic constructions of masculinity and femininity in Belgium, c. 1800-1940 / tine van Osselaer.

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Bibliographic Details
Online Access:	Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author:	Van Osselaer, Tine
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Leuven : Leuven University Press, [2013]
Series:	KADOC studies on religion, culture, and society.
Subjects:	Catholic Church > Belgium > History > 19th century. Catholic Church > Belgium > History > 20th century. Sex role > Religious aspects > Catholic Church. Sex differences > Religious aspects > Catholic Church. Catholic Church. Christian men > Conduct of life. Christian women. Christian women > Conduct of life. Masculinity > Religious aspects > Christianity. Sex role > Religious aspects > Christianity. Belgium. Church history. History.

Table of Contents:

Gender & Religion ; The 'Feminisation' Thesis: A primer; Approach; The 'Pious Sex' ; Gender Ideology in Church ; Gender Ideology for the 'Little Church', the Catholic Home; The Sacred Heart Devotion in Belgium ; Changing Apostles; Gendering Heroism; Setting the Stage ; Mobilising Men ; Mobilising Mothers ; Adam, Eve and the Others ; 'Feminisation' and 'masculinisation'?; Epilogue; Abbreviations; Bibliography; index; colophon.