Constance Maynard's Life-Writing Considered as Spiritual Autobiography. Issue 1 (2nd January 2016)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Constance Maynard's Life-Writing Considered as Spiritual Autobiography. Issue 1 (2nd January 2016)
- Main Title:
- Constance Maynard's Life-Writing Considered as Spiritual Autobiography
- Authors:
- Jay, Elisabeth
- Abstract:
- Abstract : Viewing Constance Maynard's unwieldy life-writings within the tradition of spiritual autobiography reveals many of the irresolvable tensions with which she wrestled. Although she chose to see her public role as spearheading a crusade against modern rationalism, her inner life was as much concerned with the struggle to repudiate her parents' ascetic Evangelical piety in favour of a more emotionally intense spirituality. Her conviction of conversion's centrality fostered a sense of mission which bolstered a sense of her own exceptionality as a 'prophet' chosen by God. This in turn nourished her belief that she was justified in exempting herself from the roles and relationships conventionally assigned to her gender, by pursuing same-sex desire and sexless motherhood.
- Is Part Of:
- Women's history review. Volume 25:Issue 1(2016)
- Journal:
- Women's history review
- Issue:
- Volume 25:Issue 1(2016)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 25, Issue 1 (2016)
- Year:
- 2016
- Volume:
- 25
- Issue:
- 1
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2016-0025-0001-0000
- Page Start:
- 74
- Page End:
- 88
- Publication Date:
- 2016-01-02
- Subjects:
- Women -- History -- Periodicals
305.4 - Journal URLs:
- http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/09612025.asp ↗
http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rwhr20/current ↗
http://www.tandfonline.com/ ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1080/09612025.2015.1047244 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 0961-2025
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- Legaldeposit
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