Power, Gender and Christian Mysticism

In Western Christianity, the mystic was seen as having direct access to God, and therefore great authority. 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. The modern philosophical assumption that mysticism is essentially about intense subjective experiences is misguided. This book is the first on the subject to take issues of gender seriously, and to use them as a point of entry for a deconstructive approach to Christian mysticism.

Author: Grace M. Jantzen
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 11/16/1995
Pages: 404
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.16lbs
Size: 8.46h x 5.68w x 1.05d
ISBN: 9780521479264

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