Wild Oats or Acorns?” Social Purity, Sexual Politics and the Response of the Late‐Victorian Church
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10197043 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sue Morgan (0000-0002-9160-8999, University of Chichester, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 151-168 |
| Publication date | 2007-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Religious History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-4227 • E-ISSN: 1467-9809 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-9809.2007.00551.x |
| OpenAlex | W1971071609 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
The late‐Victorian social purity movement heralded a new phase in the history of moral regulation, generating significant levels of Anglican and Nonconformist support for male chastity and the elimination of the sexual double standard. Historians have so far highlighted the more repressive aspects of these campaigns such as their willingness to use criminal legislation and censorship to elevate standards of public morality. This article rehabilitates the discourse and activity of churchwomen — not least Ellice Hopkins — who were prominent campaigners for social purity. Women purity workers exerted enormous pressure upon the professional hierarchies of church and chapel, actively reworking Christian readings of the body so as to bring the moral influence of the churches to bear upon public opinion. In so doing they brought about a significant transformation in clerical attitudes that regarded discussions of sex as beyond the boundaries of civilized discourse and led in the promotion of a regulatory, but nonetheless highly public, religious discourse on sexuality
Censorship · Chapel · Human sexuality · Legislation · Morality · Nonconformist · Political science · Politics · Promotion (chess · Public morality · Public opinion · Sociology · Theocracy · Gender Studies · Historical Economic and Social Studies · Historical Gender and Feminism Studies · Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes · History · Law
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| Citations per year | 0.43 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2012 - 2020 (9) |
| Highly cited | No |