Balancing the Scales - An Examination of the Manipulation and Transformation of Symbolic Concepts of Women

Balancing the Scales, a book of essays by faculty members of Chestnut Hill College in Philadelphia, is an exploration of the manipulation and transformation of symbolic concepts of women. A multidisciplinary collection, representing Art History, English, Spanish Language and Literature, Psychology, and Theology, this book hopes to raise awareness of the historical perception of women before and after the so-called patriarchal revolution.

List of contents

Chapter 1 Foreword Chapter 2 Preface Chapter 3 Introduction Chapter 4 "Pandora and Eve: The Manipulation and Transformation of Female Archetypes" Chapter 5 "Symbolic Images of Women: The Whore of Babylon and the Woman Clothed with the Sun" Chapter 6 "'Am I Not Your Mother?' Identity and Resistance at Tepayac and Montserrat" Chapter 7 "Paler by Comparison: Shadows of Cleopatra in Nineteenth-Century Representations of the New Woman Vampire" Chapter 8 "The Return of the Goddess" Chapter 9 Index

About the author

Marie A. Conn is Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Chestnut Hill College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Therese McGuire is Professor of Art, Chestnut Hill College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Product details

• Assisted by: Marie Conn (Editor), Marie A Conn (Editor), Marie A. Conn (Editor), Thérèse McGuire (Editor)
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.04.2003
• EAN: 9780761825135
• ISBN: 978-0-7618-2513-5
• Dimensions: 137 mm x 213 mm x 13 mm
• Weight: 222 g
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls