Could a woman become a gnostic? Clement of Alexandria on femininity and masculinity of human soul

ČERNUŠKOVÁ, Veronika. Could a woman become a gnostic? Clement of Alexandria on femininity and masculinity of human soul. Eastern Theological Journal. Eastern Theological Journal, 2022, roč. 2, 16 s. ISSN 2416-2213.

Základní údaje

Originální název

Could a woman become a gnostic? Clement of Alexandria on femininity and masculinity of human soul

Autoři

ČERNUŠKOVÁ, Veronika

Vydání

Eastern Theological Journal, Eastern Theological Journal, 2022, 2416-2213

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Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

60303 Theology

Stát vydavatele

Maďarsko

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Označené pro přenos do RIV

Ne

Organizační jednotka

Filozofická fakulta

Klíčová slova anglicky

corporeality; soul; femininity; gender studies; Clement of Alexandria; patristic theology; patristics

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Anotace

V originále

In the works of Clement of Alexandria we can find various and seemingly contradictory statements about womanhood and femininity. What does this patristic author mean when he speaks, on the one hand, of the natural subordination and inferiority of woman to man in all areas of life and of the possible perfection of woman through her transformation into man, and, on the other hand, says that man is to imitate God’s femininity? What does Clement understand by the femininity and masculinity of the human soul, and in what sense does he consider the human soul to be gender-neutral? According to Clement’s theology, is the human soul a bride? And if so, who is her bridegroom? These are the questions that this article attempts to answer.