Spirituality of Anorexia - A Goddess Feminist Thealogy

Summary

This book develops a spirituality of anorexia by suggesting that these eating disorders are physical symptoms of the general repression of feminine nature in our culture. Furthermore, it puts forward Goddess feminism as a framework for a healing therapeutic model to address anorexia and more broadly, the "slender ideal" touted by society.

Product details

• Authors: Emma White, White Emma
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 02.07.2018
• EAN: 9781138478060
• ISBN: 978-1-138-47806-0
• No. of pages: 176
• Series: Gender, Theology and Spirituality
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > General, dictionaries; RELIGION / General, RELIGION / Spirituality, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion, RELIGION / Counseling, RELIGION / Theology, RELIGION / Christian Theology / Liberation, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychopathology / Eating Disorders, Religion: general, BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Goddess Worship, Eating disorders & therapy, Feminism & feminist theory, Gender studies, gender groups, Eating disorders and therapy, Feminism and feminist theory