Feminists, Philosophers, and Mystics
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5774746 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Grace M Jantzen (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 186-206 |
| Publication date | 1994-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Hypatia (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0887-5367 • E-ISSN: 1527-2001 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1527-2001.1994.tb00655.x |
| OpenAlex | W2142973823 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 24 |
This article challenges the widely held view that mysticism is essentially characterized by intense, ineffable, subjective experiences. Instead, I show that mysticism has undergone a series of social constructions, which were never innocent of gendered struggles for power. When philosophers of religion and popular writers on mysticism ignore these gendered constructions, as they regularly do, they are in turn perpetuating a post-Jamesian understanding of mysticism which removes mysticism and women from involvement with political and social justice
Religion, Gender, and Enlightenment · Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices · Theological Perspectives and Practices
Perceiving God
The varieties of religious experience
An Interpretation of Religion
Mysticism and Experience
Could there be a Mystical Core of Religion
Julian of Norwich
Thinking Fragments
The Study of the Bible in the Middle Ages
The Meaning and End of Religion
The Order of Things
Lewd Women and Wicked Witches
Hildegard of Bingen, 1098-1179
The Miracle of Theism
On the Nature and Existence of God
The Origins of the Christian Mystical Tradition
Immaculate and Powerful
Mysticism and Language
Madness and Civilization
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2025 (18) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |