The Virgin Mary: a paradoxical model for roman catholic immigrant women of the nineteenth century.(Portz-Price-Winning Essay, 2006)(Essay)
From: Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council
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Date: 3/22/2007
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Author: Saylors, Darris Catherine
INTRODUCTION
This paper identifies and discusses several examples of Marian paradoxes to better understand how constructions of Mary as the primary model of feminine religiosity affected Roman Catholic immigrant women. Such paradoxes include Mary's perpetual virginity juxtaposed with earthly women's commitment to family (and the sexual relationship implicit in marriage) and the classist elements inherent in the True Womanhood model related to Mary. The four cardinal virtues of ...
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