Mothering Fundamentalism: The Transformation of Modern Women into Fundamentalists

Authors

Sophia Korb, The Institute of Transpersonal Psychology

DOI

10.24972/ijts.2010.29.2.68

Abstract

Despite upbringings influenced by modern feminism, many women choose to identify

with new communities in the modern religious revivalist movement in the United States

who claim to represent and embrace the patriarchal values against which their mothers

and grandmothers fought. Because women’s mothering is determinative to the family, it is

therefore central to transforming larger social structures. This literature review is taken from

a study which employed a qualitative design incorporating thematic analysis of interviews

to explore how women’s attitudes about being a mother and mothering change when they

change religious communities from liberal paradigms to fundamentalist, enclavist belief

systems. This has implicit relevance to the field of transpersonal psychology, which could

incorporate the spiritual experiences of an often-ignored group.

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Recommended Citation

Korb, S. (2010). Korb, S. (2010). Mothering fundamentalism: The transformation of modern women into fundamentalists. International Journal of Transpersonal Studies, 29(2), 68–86.. International Journal of Transpersonal Studies, 29 (2). https://doi.org/10.24972/ijts.2010.29.2.68