The Pious Sex: Catholic Constructions of Masculinity and Femininity in Belgium, C. 1800-1940

by Sharon Butala and Tine Van Osselaer

Although women were called the "pious sex" much earlier, it was during the nineteenth century, when the differences between men and women were being made more explicit, that an intense bond between women and religion was developed. Religiosity was thought to be a "natural" part of femininity and turned religious masculinity into an oddity. This clear-cut gender ideology, however, remains an ideology (prescribed and contested) that needs to be put...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9058679500
• ISBN13: 9789058679505
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: Leuven University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.6" x 9.2"