Origins of the Magdalene laundries
Subtitle: an analytical history
By: Rebecca Lea McCarthy.
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers; McFarland
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 269
ISBN-13: 9780786444465
Subjects: Mary Magdalene, -- Saint; Mary Magdalene, -- Saint -- Cult; Women in Christianity
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: Introduction; title: Part I: Mary Magdalene and the rise of magdalenism; title: Mary Magdalene and the Mother Mary; title: The rhetorical framing of the Magdalene and women in the early Middle Ages; title: Medieval prostitution, regulation, and repentance; title: Part II: The state, colonization, and the female as citizen; title: Ancient Irish law and women's status in precolonial Ireland; title: The colonization of Ireland and her women; title: The rise of the Irish Magdalene laundries in the peripheral; title: The rise of the English Magdalenes and the Magdalen-House in the core; title: The twentieth century Magdalene laundries.