Self, Identity and Gender in the Life and Work of Simone Weil

Publication Type

Journal Article

Year of Publication

1996

Author

Jensen, Debra Joanne

Journal

Grail

Volume

12

Number

2

Pages

69-82

Language

English

Keywords

affliction (malheur)
attention
autonomy
gender
mysticism
reading
suffering

Annotation

As suggested by the title, this essay is an examination of the self, gender and identity in Weil’s life and work, paying particular attention to how these issues shaped Weil’s response to her own mystical experience.