Potens et Factiosa Femina

Women, Martyrs and Schism in Roman North Africa
Bibliographic Details
Author:Rose Lockwood
Published: S.n., s.l., 1989
Volume:20
Pages:165-182
Notes:Le titre est emprunté à Optat de Milev qualifiant de la sorte Lucilla, la protectrice de Maiorinus. L'article tourne autour du donatisme, en évoquant diverses figures de femmes, pour élaborer, m'a-t-il semblé, une sorte de sous-produit de psycho-sociologie religieuse féministe. En voici la conclusion: le donatisme n'était assurément pas un mouvement de libération des femmes; la hiérarche donatiste était aussi patriarchale que la catholique. "Nevertheless, it seems safe to conclude that the style of woreship in Donatism, with its veneration of male and female martyrs and its emphasis on direct spiritual communion with God, was congenial to North African women who could say, like Victoria, mens mea est. It was a natural home for women like Lucilla-potens et factiosa femina" (p. 178). Conclusion qui me laisse perplexe.
Periodical:Augustinian Studies
Format:Article
Topic:- Biography > Background > Northern Africa > Church, Liturgy, African Monachism
- Biography > Background > Northern Africa > Church, Liturgy, African Monachism > Saints and Martyrs > Martyrs
- Biography > Background > Northern Africa > Church, Liturgy, African Monachism > African Donatism
Status:Needs Review
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