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| Pàgina inicial > Articles > Articles publicats > The historical understanding of female premodern possessions. Problematizing some gender assumptions in the historiography on Teresa de Ávila and Jeanne des Anges |
(Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Centre d'Estudis d'Història de les Ciències)| Publicació: | Tayor&Francis Online, 2020 |
| Resum: | This paper discusses how to approach the history of female possessions today. By analyzing some recent contributions applied to two well-known historical figures: Teresa de Ávila (1515-1582) and Jeanne des Anges (1602-1665), I will problematize some of the ongoing history of female possessions. I intend a reflection on two of the current conceptual frameworks that feature the way history explains the subjective experience of these premodern possessed individuals. I focus on two kinds of interpretation: one I call the 'neurotic' interpretation, and the other the 'subversive' interpretation. Both constructions underpin explanations of women's divine and demonic possessions, involving historiographical gender prejudices and ahistorical assumptions. |
| Ajuts: | Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad HAR2014-58699-P |
| Drets: | Tots els drets reservats.  |
| Llengua: | Anglès |
| Document: | Article ; Versió publicada |
| Matèria: | Divine and demonic possession ; Historiography ; Gender history ; Ahistoricism ; Teresa de Ávila ; Jeanne des Anges |
| Publicat a: | Women's History Review, Vol 29 num 1 (2019) pp. 125-141, ISSN 1747-583X |
