Socioeconomic Status in Early Christianity and Thecla's Rejection of Marriage

Socioeconomic Status in Early Christianity and Thecla's Rejection of Marriage

Bain examines the socioeconomic status in early Christianity and Thecla's rejection of marriage. Ideologies associated with romance and erotic love can obscure socioeconomic dimensions of marriage. There are good reasons to suppose that Thecla traditions once circulated independently of their r...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of feminist studies in religion 2011-09, Vol.27 (2), p.51-69
1. Verfasser: Bain, Katherine
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Analysis
Christianity
History
Ideology
Marriage
Religion and literature
Religious aspects
Religious literature
Romance languages
Social aspects
Socioeconomic factors
Socioeconomic status
Traditions
Women and religion
Women in Christianity
Women, Christian
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Zusammenfassung:Bain examines the socioeconomic status in early Christianity and Thecla's rejection of marriage. Ideologies associated with romance and erotic love can obscure socioeconomic dimensions of marriage. There are good reasons to suppose that Thecla traditions once circulated independently of their received form in the Acts of Paul and Thecla. However, the Acts of Paul and Thecla presents Thecla's marriage-free lifestyle as a matter of sexual status, thus obscuring the implications of marriage for women's socioeconomic status.
ISSN:8755-4178
1553-3913
DOI:10.1353/jfs.2011.0018