Mothers, mothering and Christianity: exploring the connections between the Virgin Mary, Myra Hindley and Rosemary West

The purpose of this paper is to explore the possible connections between the Virgin Mary, Myra Hindley and Rosemary West. The paper is divided into five sections. In the first, I explore the role of Mary in Christian theology and provide a Christian feminist response to this. In the second, I addres...

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Main Author: Storrs, Elisabeth (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2006
In: Feminist theology
Year: 2006, Volume: 14, Issue: 2, Pages: 237-254
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Hindley, Myra 1942-2002 / West, Rosemary 1953- / Motherliness / Mariology / Depth psychology
RelBib Classification:NBJ Mariology
ZD Psychology
Online Access: Volltext (doi)
Parallel Edition:Electronic
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Summary:The purpose of this paper is to explore the possible connections between the Virgin Mary, Myra Hindley and Rosemary West. The paper is divided into five sections. In the first, I explore the role of Mary in Christian theology and provide a Christian feminist response to this. In the second, I address some of the theoretical issues involved in studying female serial killers; this includes outlining the role of the media in responding to news stories involving female killers. In the third, I separately address media responses to Myra Hindley and Rosemary West. In the fourth, I explore psychoanalytic perspectives on mothers and mothering. In the conclusion I attempt to bring together and synthesize the significant threads of the paper.
ISSN:0966-7350
Contains:In: Feminist theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0966735006059517