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Gender, feminism and religion
- Images of God in
different religions
- - Women see god
more as a god of love,
comfort and
forgiveness
- - Men see God as
a god of power
and control
- In the Jewish religion, a
person can only automatically
be Jewish if their mother is.
Recognition of the female
connection with spirituality.
- Christianity- men made in
'the image and glory of
God' and women made 'for
the glory of man'
- In biblical texts women
portrayed as acting
charitably or bravely, but
primary roles reserved for
men.
- The most prominent females in
the Bible, can be interpreted as
reinforcing patriarchal ideas. The
dangers of female sexuality, the
virtues of motherhood.
- - Women see god
more as a god of love,
comfort and
forgiveness
- Sexuality and religion
- Women's bodies and sexuality
are felt to be dangerous by
many religions.
- Because women
menstruate and give birth,
they are considered to
have a greater capacity to
'pollute' religious rituals.
- A women's presence may
distract the men from their
more important roles
involving religion.
- Sexuality is an
important issue. Bird (1999)
- Roman catholic
priests are expected
to be celibate.
- Christianity and Islam
are apposed to
homosexuality.
- Roman catholic
priests are expected
to be celibate.
- Turner (1983)- a disciplinary
role with respect to sexuality
is central to religion.
- The presence of
women makes it harder
for priestly duties to be
carried out properly.
- Widespread
importance is given to
asceticism, a
self-disciplined
existence in which
pleasure is repressed.
- The presence of
women makes it harder
for priestly duties to be
carried out properly.
- Women's bodies and sexuality
are felt to be dangerous by
many religions.
- Women in religious organisations
- Until recently, due to
patriarchal attitudes,
women have been barred
from serving as priests in
many of the world's great
religions.
- The more
traditional factions
continue to bar
them.
- The more
traditional factions
continue to bar
them.
- Simon and Nadell (1995)
conducted research about
women in religious
organizations.
- Drawing on evidence
from in-depth interviews
with 32 female rabbis and
27 female members of the
Protestant clergy.
- They concluded that the women conduct
themselves in totally different ways to male
members of their religious organizations.
- Describing
themselves as less
formal, more
approachable and
more people
orientated etc.
- Describing
themselves as less
formal, more
approachable and
more people
orientated etc.
- They concluded that the women conduct
themselves in totally different ways to male
members of their religious organizations.
- Drawing on evidence
from in-depth interviews
with 32 female rabbis and
27 female members of the
Protestant clergy.
- Until recently, due to
patriarchal attitudes,
women have been barred
from serving as priests in
many of the world's great
religions.
- Feminism and religion
- Many Christian feminists
argue that there will never
be gender equality in the
church so long as the
notions of God continue to
be associated with
masculinity.
- Mary Daly (1973, 1978)
- Suggests that Christianity
itself is a patriarchal myth.
- The Christian story
eliminated other 'goddess'
religions.
- Christianity is rooted in male
'sado-rituals' with its 'torture
cross symbolism', and it
embodies women-hating.
- Suggests that Christianity
itself is a patriarchal myth.
- Simone de Beauvoir
- Saw religion in a
similar way to Marx.
- Oppresive to women,
religion is used by the
oppressors (men) to control
the oppressed group
(women).
- It also serves as a
way of compensating
women of their
second class status.
- Saw religion in a
similar way to Marx.
- El Sadaawi (1980)- a
muslim feminist
- Patriarchal
domination of
religion, that came
with the
monotheistic
reloigions, is to
blame.
- Men wrote their
scriptures, and the
interpretation of
them was almost
exclusively
male-orientated.
This has enabled
men to use religion
as an abuse of
power.
- Patriarchal
domination of
religion, that came
with the
monotheistic
reloigions, is to
blame.
- Many Christian feminists
argue that there will never
be gender equality in the
church so long as the
notions of God continue to
be associated with
masculinity.
- Is religion necessarily patriarchal?
- Gender-neutral
language has been
introduced to many
hymns and prayers.
- Gross (1994)
- Detects signs of a
post-patriarchal Buddism
developing in the West,
which doesn't differentiate
roles for males and
females.
- Detects signs of a
post-patriarchal Buddism
developing in the West,
which doesn't differentiate
roles for males and
females.
- Gender-neutral
language has been
introduced to many
hymns and prayers.
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