Sharers in the Divine Image: Francisco Suárez and the Justification of Female Political Authority

Unlike the perceived stance of many of his scholastic predecessors and contemporaries, Suárez denies the claim that women are mentally inferior to women, and therefore argues that they enjoy full political authority. In this paper, I explore how scholastic theological resources and canon law sources...

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Main Author: Kincaid, Elisabeth Rain (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group [2018]
In: Political theology
Year: 2018, Volume: 19, Issue: 4, Pages: 331-348
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Suárez, Francisco 1548-1617 / Scholasticism / Woman / Politics
RelBib Classification:CH Christianity and Society
KAE Church history 900-1300; high Middle Ages
KAG Church history 1500-1648; Reformation; humanism; Renaissance
NBE Anthropology
Further subjects:B Women
B Canon Law
B Queens
B Suárez
B scholastic political theory
B Authority
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)