Political Bodies/Body Politic

'Political Bodies/Body Politic' draws on feminism, gender studies, and queer theory to examine how myth, symbol and ritual express belief systems. The book explores the operation of gender in a variety of social and historical contexts, ranging from feminist speculative fiction and systems of belief to popular culture and ancient historical texts. 'Political Bodies/Body Politic' makes an original contribution to religious and feminist studies in its examination of gender in human communication and belief systems.

Autorentext

Juschka, Darlene M.

Inhalt

Introduction: Topographical Excursions on Theoretical PathsChapter 1: A Semiotics of Gender: ProlegomenaChapter 2: Feminist Encounters with Myth: Angela CarterChapter 3: The Agon of Men: Masculinity and Warfare Chapter 4: Signifying Demons: Gender and the Ritualised Performance of Possession and ExorcismChapter 5: Spectacles of Gender: Performing Masculinities in Ancient Rome and Modern CinemaChapter 6: Sign-symbol and Icon: Deconstructing the Eliadean ParadigmConclusion: Gender Ideology, Systems of Belief and Practice and Epistemology