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OverviewWomen, Mysticism, and Hysteria in Fin-de-SiÈcle Spain argues that the reinterpretation of female mysticism as hysteria and nymphomania in late nineteenth and early twentieth century Spain was part of a larger project to suppress the growing female emancipation movement by sexualizing the female subject. This archival-historical work highlights the phenomenon in medical, social, and literary texts of the time, illustrating that despite many liberals' hostility toward the Church, secular doctors and intellectuals employed strikingly similar paradigms to those through which the early modern Spanish Church castigated female mysticism as demonic possession. Author Jennifer Smith also directs modern historians to the writings of Emilia Pardo BazÁn (1851-1921) as a thinker whose work points out mysticism's subversive potential in terms of the patriarchal order. The only woman author studied here, Pardo BazÁn, unlike her male counterparts, rejected the hysteria diagnosis and promoted mysticism as a path for women's personal development and self-realization. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jennifer SmithPublisher: Vanderbilt University Press Imprint: Vanderbilt University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.10cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.333kg ISBN: 9780826501875ISBN 10: 0826501877 Pages: 244 Publication Date: 30 June 2021 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Women and the Deployment of Sexuality in Nineteenth-Century Spain 2. Women, Mysticism, and Hysteria in Fin-de-siÈcle Spain 3. Eduardo LÓpez Bago’s Hysterics, Tribades, and Nymphomaniacal Nuns 4. La Regenta and the Cura Trilogy: Novels in Dialog 5. Bucking the Trend: Pardo BazÁn on Hysteria and Mysticism in Women Conclusion Notes Bibliography IndexReviewsScholars of late nineteenth-century of 'fin-de-siEcle' European literature, comparative literature of this era, modern Spanish literature, and women's studies will find much useful information about hysteria, mysticism, and the relationship between the two. - Elizabeth Smith Rousselle, author of Gender and Modernity in Spanish Literature: 1789-1920 (2014) Scholars of late nineteenth-century fin-de-siecle European literature, comparative literature of this era, modern Spanish literature, and women's studies will find much useful information about hysteria, mysticism, and the relationship between the two. --Elizabeth Smith Rousselle, author of Gender and Modernity in Spanish Literature: 1789-1920 Author InformationJennifer Smith is an associate professor of Spanish in the department of languages, cultures, and international trade at Southern Illinois University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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