Women Priests, Symbolic Violence, and Symbolic Resistance

This book explores, from a feminist sociological viewpoint, the ways gender is constructed in the priesthood in the Church of England, and the political, emotional, and spiritual resources generated by women priests in their resistance praxis against a discriminating structure.

List of contents

1: Introduction; 2: Bourdieu and Symbolic Violence; 3: Interviewing women clergy; 4: ‘Priestess feminist witches’: The othering of women clergy; 5: Radical Evil and the Somatic: How women’s bodies are framed in the priesthood; 6: Where has all the protest gone?; 7: The lovely man and symbolic violence: Relationships with clergy men who oppose women’s ordination; 8: Symbolic Violence Meets Symbolic Resistance; 9: Words and language; 10: Conclusion: Symbolic Resistance

About the author

Sharon Jagger is Associate Professor in Religion at York St. John University, UK.

Summary

This book explores, from a feminist sociological viewpoint, the ways gender is constructed in the priesthood in the Church of England, and the political, emotional, and spiritual resources generated by women priests in their resistance praxis against a discriminating structure.

Product details

• Authors: Sharon Jagger
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.02.2025
• EAN: 9781032397757
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3239775-7
• No. of pages: 214
• Series: Gendering the Study of Religion in the Social Sciences
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion, Sociology: customs & traditions, RELIGION / Christianity / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, RELIGION / Sexuality & Gender Studies, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Religion: general, Christianity, Social and cultural anthropology, Gender studies, gender groups, Priests;Women;Symbolic;Violence;Resistance;theology