{"title":"Series: Oxford Studies in Western Esotericism","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOxford Studies in Western Esotericism\u003c\/em\u003e offers a scholarly exploration of mystical, occult, and esoteric traditions that have shaped Western thought. Readers can expect rigorous analyses and insightful interpretations that delve into the rich interplay between philosophy, religion, and culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIdeal for those interested in the deeper currents beneath Western intellectual history, this series invites contemplation of hidden knowledge and spiritual practices from antiquity to the modern era, expanding understanding beyond conventional perspectives.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"satanic-feminism-by-per-faxneld-9780190664473","title":"Satanic Feminism","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAccording to the Bible, Eve was the first to heed Satan's advice to eat the forbidden fruit, and thus responsible for all of humanity's subsequent miseries. The notion of woman as the Devil's accomplice is prominent throughout Christian history and has been used to legitimise the subordination of wives and daughters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the nineteenth century, rebellious females performed counter-readings of this misogynist tradition. Lucifer was reconceptualised as a feminist liberator of womankind, and Eve became a heroine. In these reimaginings, Satan is an ally in the struggle against a tyrannical patriarchy supported by God the Father and his male priests.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePer Faxneld shows how this Satanic feminism was expressed in a wide variety of nineteenth-century literary texts, autobiographies, pamphlets, newspaper articles, paintings, sculptures, and even artefacts of consumer culture like jewellery. He details how colourful figures like the suffragette Elizabeth Cady Stanton, gender-bending Theosophist H. P. Blavatsky, author Aino Kallas, actress Sarah Bernhardt, anti-clerical witch enthusiast Matilda Joslyn Gage, decadent marchioness Luisa Casati, and the Luciferian lesbian poetess Renée Vivien embraced these reimaginings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBy exploring the connections between esotericism, literature, art and the political realm, \u003cem\u003eSatanic Feminism\u003c\/em\u003e sheds new light on neglected aspects of the intellectual history of feminism, Satanism, and revisionary mythmaking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Ingram Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47557318410476,"sku":"9780190664473","price":192.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780190664473-satanic-feminism.jpg?v=1776902466"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/series-oxford-studies-in-western-esotericism.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}