WOMEN AND ABOUT WOMEN IN “MIESIĘCZNIK EGZORCYSTA” (“THE EXORCIST MONTHLY”). AN ANALYSIS OF PRESENTED WOMANHOOD MODELS Cover Image

KOBIETY I O KOBIETACH W „MIESIĘCZNIKU EGZORCYSTA”. ANALIZA PREZENTOWANYCH MODELI KOBIECOŚCI
WOMEN AND ABOUT WOMEN IN “MIESIĘCZNIK EGZORCYSTA” (“THE EXORCIST MONTHLY”). AN ANALYSIS OF PRESENTED WOMANHOOD MODELS

Author(s): Anna Hojdeczko
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Gender Studies, Media studies, Sociology of Culture, Sociology of Religion
Published by: Wydawnictwa AGH
Keywords: religion; media; women in media; tabloidization of Catholic press in Poland;

Summary/Abstract: „Miesięcznik Egzorcysta” (The Exorcist Monthly) is a interesting phenomenon in the Polish press market. A self-proclaimed “modern tool of evangelisation” tries to find balance between a serious religious magazine and tabloidized periodical about demons, magic and the occult. This paper is concentrated on the views of women and womanhood appearing in the articles. A figure of Holy Mary was given special attention, as well as views on women as mothers and role-models for the catholic society. It turns out that the fertility of a woman is a pressing issue. Also a predilection for any kind of magical or divinational act is a typically feminine trait. The problem of presence of women in the editorial crew of the magazine is also described.

  • Issue Year: 15/2016
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 87-104
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Polish