Description:
This book explores the idea that shame has historically been, and continues to be, used by an oftentimes patriarchal Christian Church as a mechanism to control and regulate female sexuality and to displace men's ambivalence about sex. It is a fresh take on the issue of shame and gender in the context of religious belief and practice. As such it will be of significant interest to academics in the fields of Religious Studies, Theology, Church History and Gender Studies.
Review Quotes:
"This work is mandatory to anyone looking to study religion on the island of Ireland; anyone engaging with state control of citizen's bodies; anyone looking at collusion between institutional churches and state governments; and anyone engaging with shame research."
- Kristen Nielsen Donnelly, Independent Scholar