The Spirituality of Anorexia - 9781138478060

Name: The Spirituality of Anorexia - 9781138478060
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

The Spirituality of AnorexiaA Goddess Feminist Thealogy\nAuthor(s): Emma White\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138478060, 978-1138478060\nSynopsis\nWidely popularized images of unobtainable and damaging feminine ideals can be a cause of profound disjunction between women and their bodies. A consequence of this dissonance is an embodied performance of these ideals with the potential development of disordered eating practices, such as anorexia nervosa. This book develops a spirituality of anorexia by suggesting that these eating disorders are physical symptoms of the general repression of feminine nature in our culture. Furthermore, it puts forward Goddess feminism as a framework for a healing therapeutic model to address anorexia and more broadly, the \""slender ideal\"" touted by society.\n\nThe book focuses on the female body in contemporary society, specifically the development of anorexia nervosa, and what this.