Bessa 3

fear of the demonic fear of the feminine¹ (43) marriage way of controlling feminine body² (43) points to domestic literature within neo-pentecostal churches and prominent women writers on spiritual warfare ³(44)

agression as a response to fear of the demonic ⁴(44) points to aggressive songs ⁵(44-45)

despite the greater self-esteem granted to women in neo-pentecostal churches this is done through re-affirming conventional stereotypes, and keeping the feminine under control, especially the feminine body hence the repression of feminine hysteria associated with the demonic ⁶

1DB Bessa, ' A Batalha Espiritual e o Erotismo', Revista de Estudos da Religião 1 (2006), 39–49, 43.

2DB Bessa, ' A Batalha Espiritual e o Erotismo', Revista de Estudos da Religião 1 (2006), 39–49, 43.

3DB Bessa, ' A Batalha Espiritual e o Erotismo', Revista de Estudos da Religião 1 (2006), 39–49, 44.

4DB Bessa, ' A Batalha Espiritual e o Erotismo', Revista de Estudos da Religião 1 (2006), 39–49, 44.

5DB Bessa, ' A Batalha Espiritual e o Erotismo', Revista de Estudos da Religião 1 (2006), 39–49, 44–45.

6DB Bessa, ' A Batalha Espiritual e o Erotismo', Revista de Estudos da Religião 1 (2006), 39–49, 45–48.