Immaculate Conception of Gender
The Marian Phenomenon Among Catholic Women Pilgrims
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14949296 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ozan Can Yılmaz (0000-0002-4520-052X, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 206-223 |
| Publication date | 2024-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Feminist Theology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0966-7350 • E-ISSN: 1745-5189 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/09667350231208141 |
| OpenAlex | W4388906175 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 14 |
This research concerns the phenomenological pragmatics of the Marian imaginaries in the study of gender and religion as intersecting and coconstituting themes. The contemporary constructions of antiquity occur in two ways: phantasmatic conceptions of the sacred as indoctrinated gendered catechisms, and embodied forms manifest on the body, thus serving as dogmatic disruptions for human sexuality. Reminiscent of Irigaray, what are the ways in which seemingly sexed bodies shelter the deterritorialized Queen? In what manner do bodies on pilgrimage facilitate the mediation of the mediatrix? This study examines how the queen of virgins, the Regina Virginum, demarcates the visions of womanhood and femininity through fieldwork among the Latina Catholic women pilgrims to the House of the Virgin Mary in Selçuk Province, Turkey. In this context, it further provides an analysis of discourse within the context of Pope Francis’ address at the General Audience held in the Paul VI Audience Hall on Wednesday, 23 August 2023. The research results are set to highlight how women can cultivate empowerment by embracing their inner selves, paralleling Mary’s spiritual influence on women’s agency. Findings demonstrate how women utilize pilgrimage experiences, inspired by Mary’s multifaceted symbolism, to challenge gender norms, reconstruct identities, and assert agency, emphasizing the transformative potential of religious practices in empowering women
Aesthetics · Empowerment · Femininity · Human sexuality · Mediation · Pilgrimage · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Theology · Transformative learning · Vision · Anthropology · Gender Studies · History · Law · Media, Religion, Digital Communication · Philosophy · Religion and Society Interactions · Religious Tourism and Spaces
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Muslim Women’s Pilgrimage to Mecca and Beyond
The Pilgrimage Landscape in Contemporary Estonia
The Virgin Mary across Cultures
Muslim world and its tourisms
Deconstructing Belief
Introduction
Rearticulating the Conventions of Hajj Storytelling
Do you believe in pilgrimage
Dreaming saints
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |