Queer nuns: religion, activism, and serious parody

"Modern-day badass drag queen superhero nuns" -- "It was like this asteroid belt": the origins and growth of the sisters -- "We are nuns, silly!": serious parody as activism -- "A sacred, powerful woman": complicating gender -- "Sister outsiders": na...

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Main Author: Wilcox, Melissa M. 1972- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: New York New York University Press [2018]
In:Year: 2018
Series/Journal:Sexual cultures
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence
RelBib Classification:AZ New religious movements
Further subjects:B Parody
B Gay activists
B Gay liberation movement
B Homosexuality Political aspects Christianity
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Summary:"Modern-day badass drag queen superhero nuns" -- "It was like this asteroid belt": the origins and growth of the sisters -- "We are nuns, silly!": serious parody as activism -- "A sacred, powerful woman": complicating gender -- "Sister outsiders": navigating whiteness -- "A secular nun": serious parody and the sacred -- New world order? -- Blooper reel -- Studying the sisters
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:1479864137