184 Pages
by
Routledge
184 Pages
by
Routledge
184 Pages
by
Routledge
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Widely popularized images of unobtainable and damaging feminine ideals can be a cause of profound disjunction between women and their bodies. A consequence of this dissonance is an embodied performance of these ideals with the potential development of disordered eating practices, such as anorexia nervosa. This book develops a spirituality of anorexia by suggesting that these eating disorders are... Read more
Introduction 1 Anorexia Nervosa 2 The Female Body as Mediated by Society 3 The Female Body as a Politically Mediated Form 4 The Female Body as a Historically Mediated Form 5 The Female Body as a Thealogically Mediated Form; Conclusion: The Spirituality of Anorexia
Biography
Emma White holds a PhD from the University of Winchester, UK. Her research focuses on the spirituality of gender and embodiment, particularly regarding eating disorders. Her article titled 'Starved by Society: An Examination of Judith Butler’s Gender Performance and Society’s Slender Ideal' has been published in Feminist Theology.
