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Weber, Alison

 
9780691027449: Teresa of Avila and the Rhetoric of Femininity
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ISBN 10: 0691027447 ISBN 13: 9780691027449
Editorial: Princeton University Press, 1996

Sinopsis

Celebrated as a visionary chronicler of spirituality, Teresa of Avila (1515-1582) suffered persecution by the Counter-Reformation clergy in Spain, who denounced her for her "diabolical illusions" and "dangerous propaganda" Confronting the historical irony of Teresa's transformation from a figure of questionable orthodoxy to a national saint, Alison Weber shows how this teacher and reformer used exceptional rhetorical skills to defend her ideas at a time when women were denied participation in theological discourse. In a close examination of Teresa's major writings, Weber correlates the stylistic techniques of humility, irony, obfuscation, and humor with social variables such as the marginalized status of pietistic groups and demonstrates how Teresa strategically adopted linguistic features associated with women-affectivity, spontaneity, colloquialism-in order to gain access to the realm of power associated with men.

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Acerca del autor

Alison Weber is Associate Professor of Spanish at the University of Virginia.

De la contraportada

"A startling case study of how women were able to function as leaders and intellectuals in cultures that forbade these roles."--Rosemary Radford Ruether, Garret Theological Seminary and Northwestern University

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Editorial
Princeton University Press
Año de publicación
1996
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0691027447
ISBN 13 
9780691027449
Encuadernación
Tapa blanda
Número de páginas
200
Contacto del fabricante
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Persona responsable
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