Distinguishing between the textual figure of the 'female missionary' and the writing of real 'missionary women (p. 19), Eyre's book charts the pervasive influence of female missionary narratives. [...]active work and theological thought were suppressed in favour of meek selfsacrifice. While she is sceptical of second-wave feminism's rejection of religion, she retains notions of 'empowerment', 'authority' and 'agency' as key criteria for reading women's writing. At the end of the book, there is a brief discussion of missionary '[w] omen's construction of the "heathen" woman as victim (p.216) in order to produce their own authority.
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Tudalennau (o-i)77-81
CyfnodolynThe Gaskell Journal
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