The Embodied Mother of God and the Identities of Orthodox Women in Finland and Setoland

In this article, we analyze two contemporary local Eastern Orthodox contexts, Estonia and Finland, which are related and yet different. We are especially interested in how women negotiate with their Orthodox faith and, within it, the figure of the Mother of God. We are interested in the intersection...

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VerfasserInnen: Kalkun, Andreas 1977- (VerfasserIn) ; Vuola, Elina 1960- (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Brill [2017]
In: Religion & gender
Jahr: 2017, Band: 7, Heft: 1, Seiten: 18-41
normierte Schlagwort(-folgen):B Finnland / Setukesen / Orthodoxe Kirche / Marienverehrung / Frau / Frauenbild
RelBib Classification:CB Christliche Existenz; Spiritualität
FD Kontextuelle Theologie
KBE Nordeuropa; Skandinavien
KBK Osteuropa
KDF Orthodoxe Kirche
NBE Anthropologie
NBJ Mariologie
NCF Sexualethik
weitere Schlagwörter:B Women
B Finland
B Virgin Mary
B Estonia
B Setoland
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Zusammenfassung:In this article, we analyze two contemporary local Eastern Orthodox contexts, Estonia and Finland, which are related and yet different. We are especially interested in how women negotiate with their Orthodox faith and, within it, the figure of the Mother of God. We are interested in the intersections of popular Mariology (both beliefs and practises), gender and ethnicity. We explore Marian interpretations among Finnish and Estonian Seto women because the Mother of God occupies a special role and meaning for women in both cultures. This meaning could be described as a simultaneous process of identification with Mary and differentiation from her. In this interplay, both Mary’s gendered humanity and her ability for divine intervention are accentuated.
ISSN:1878-5417
Enthält:Enthalten in: Religion & gender
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.18352/rg.10165