catholic constructions of masculinity and femininity in Belgium, c. 1800–1940
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Van Osselaer, Tine
- Publish Year
- 2013
- Shelfmark
- BEL 8 2013 - B
- Thesaurus
- rooms-katholicisme, mannelijkheid, vrouwelijkheid, rolgedrag, vrouwbeelden, historisch, België, 19e eeuw, 20e eeuw
- Description
- The author describes how in the nineteenth century, when the differences between men and women were being made more explicit, religiosity was thought to be a ‘natural’ part of femininity whereas religious masculinity turned into an oddity. She explores how the gender differentiation was created among Belgian Catholics. She describes the extent to which religiosity was inscribed in these constructions and how religious teachings contributed to it.