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Record Number: 8697 Author(s)/Creator(s): Reineke , Martha J. Contributor(s): Title: This Is My Body: Reflections on Abjection, Anorexia, and Medieval Women Mystics [Drawing on the feminist theoretical work of thinkers like Julia Kristeva and Rene Girard, the author argues that women mystics' self-imposed starvation mirrors threats against the social body of late medieval Christendom, and reveals the fractures at the base of phallocentric European culture. Title note supplied by Feminae.]. Source: Journal of the American Academy of Religion 58, 2 (Summer 1990): Pages 245 - 265. Description: Article Type: Journal Article Subject (See Also): Asceticism Anorexia Nervosa Body Feminist Theory Monasticism Mystics Psychoanalytic Theory Women in Religion Award Note: Geographic Area: General Century: 13- 14 Primary Evidence: Illustrations: Table: Abstract: Author's Affiliation: University of Northern Iowa Conference Info: - , - Year of Publication: 1990. Language: English ISSN/ISBN: 00027189

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