| Series |
Oxford studies in western esotericism
Oxford studies in Western esotericism. ^A1344243
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| Contents |
Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Woman and the Devil: Some Recurring Motifs -- 3. Romantic and Socialist Satanism -- 4. Theosophical Luciferianism and Feminist Celebrations of Eve -- 5. Satan as the Emancipator of Woman in Gothic Literature -- 6. Witches as Rebels against Patriarchy -- 7. Subversive Satanic Women in Decadent Literature and Art -- 8. Lucifer and the Lesbians: Sapphic Satanism -- 9. Becoming the Demon Woman: Rebellious Role-​Play -- 10. Mary MacLane's Autobiographic Satanic Feminism -- 11. Sylvia Townsend Warner's Liberating Devil -- 12. Conclusions. |
| Abstract |
The notion of woman as the Devil's accomplice is prominent throughout Christian history and was used to legitimize the subordination of wives and daughters. In the nineteenth century, rebellious females performed counter-readings of this misogynist tradition and Lucifer was reconceptualized as a feminist liberator. Per Faxneld shows how this surprising Satanic feminism was expressed in a wide range of nineteenth-century texts and artistic productions. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 515-556) and index. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| ISBN | 9780190664473 hardcover |
| ISBN | 0190664479 hardcover |
