Quiverfull
Subtitle: inside the Christian patriarchy movement
By: Kathryn Joyce.
Publisher: Beacon Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 258
ISBN-13: 9780807010709
Subjects: Women in fundamentalist churches -- History; Patriarchy -- Religious aspects -- Christianity
Description: Provides an intimate view of the patriarchy movement. They believe the "biblical" woman wears modest, feminine dress and avoids not only sex but also dating before marriage. She doesn't speak in church, or try to have authority over men. She is a submissive wife who bolsters her husband in his role as spiritual and earthly leader of the family.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.