A Passion for Friends: Toward a Philosophy of Female Affection
Janice Raymond offers a vision of female friendship that is as exhilarating as it is controversial. In this feminist classic, she explores the many manifestations of friendship between women, including the ancient Greek hetairai, the sisterhood of medieval nuns and the marriage resisters of China. Thousands of women have created their own communities and destinies through friendship. She also examines the contemporary women's movement and its networks and friendships – as well as the forces operating against friendship between women. A tough and clear-sighted analysis, and a book to read again and again.
2001 | ISBN 9781876756086 | Paperback | 230 x 154 mm | 275 pp
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Reviews
‘Every once in a while a book appears from the edges of feminist exploration which stands the social rules and mores of Western society on its head... To any woman who has wondered where the original bonding of the women's movement went, this book is a must.'
–Tribune (London)
‘… a thoughtful, analytical, critical examination of friendship.’
–Belles Lettres (USA)
Table of Contents
Preface p xiii
Introduction p.1
I Origins of Female Friendship: In the Beginning Was Woman p. 31
II Varieties of Female Friendship: The Nun as Loose Woman p. 71
III More Loose Women: The Chinese Marriage Resisters p. 115
IV Obstacles to Female Friendship p. 149
A Vision of Female Friendship: Two-sights Seeing p. 203
Notes p. 243
Index p. 267