It is the veneration for feminine virtues like purity, moral strength, etc., e.g. it represents the "virgin" aspect of the virgin-whore dichotomy.Evelyn Stevens states; "it teaches that women are semi divine, morally superior to and spiritually stronger than men." Evelyn P. Stevens, " Marianismo: la otra cara del machismo en Latino-Amrica "; in: Ann Pescatelo, Hembra y macho en Latino-Amrica: Ensaios. , Edicin Diana, Mxico 1977, p.123.
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