Rapture encaged; the suppression of the feminine in Western culture
- London/New York Routledge c1994
- xii, 158p
Freud, Sigmund. 1856-1939 : p41-44; see also index.. Lacan, Jacques. 1901-1981 : p44-45; see also index.. Patriarchy : Female individuation in patriarchal culture; Patriarchal structures and the problem of the female self, p13-56.. Couvade : Giving birth - a feminine`power', p141.. Unconscious : p35-56.. Gender Identity : p35-56.
'...a study in female individuation. Through an analysis of the seventeenth-century visionary nun Isabel de la Cruz, Ruth Anthony El Saffar examines the process of individuation in women, and questions whether, in seeking to achieve this Jungian ideal, women are being asked instead to adapt to images of the feminine that are constructed by patriarchal culture.'
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0-415-11083-1
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Psychotherapy--Case studies Women--Psychology--Case Studies Animus (Psychoanalysis) Cruz, Isabela de la, active 17th century Freud, Sigmund. 1856-1939 Lacan, Jacques. 1901-1981 Patriarchy Women and Religion--Christianity Mysticism, Christian Visions Mysticism--Spain Couvade Femininity of God Jungian psychology--Religious aspects--Christianity Jungian psychology Women--Psychology Unconscious Gender Identity (Psychology)