MARC Record from Library of Congress

LEADER: 01756nam a22002658a 4500
001 2009050029
003 DLC
005 20091202195610.0
008 091130s2010 ncu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2009050029
020 $a9780786444465 (softcover : alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$cDLC
050 00 $aBS2485$b.M28 2010
082 00 $a226.092$222
100 1 $aMcCarthy, Rebecca Lea,$d1966-
245 10 $aOrigins of the Magdalene laundries :$ban analytical history /$cRebecca Lea McCarthy.
260 $aJefferson, N.C. :$bMcFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,$c2010.
263 $a1001
300 $ap. cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aPreface -- Introduction -- Part I: Mary Magdalene and the rise of magdalenism -- Mary Magdalene and the Mother Mary -- The rhetorical framing of the Magdalene and women in the early Middle Ages -- Medieval prostitution, regulation, and repentance -- Part II: The state, colonization, and the female as citizen -- Ancient Irish law and women's status in precolonial Ireland -- The colonization of Ireland and her women -- The rise of the Irish Magdalene laundries in the peripheral -- The rise of the English Magdalenes and the Magdalen-House in the core -- The twentieth century Magdalene laundries.
520 $a"The convents, asylums, and laundries that once comprised the Magdalene institutions are the subject of this examination of "Magdaleneism." The book focuses on the devolution of the significance of Mary Magdalene as a metaphor for the organization: from an affluent, strong supporter of Jesus to a simple, fallen woman"--Provided by publisher.
600 00 $aMary Magdalene,$cSaint.
600 00 $aMary Magdalene,$cSaint$xCult.
650 0 $aWomen in Christianity.