[1.2] Feminist theories of religion Flashcards
How do feminists see religion?
As a patriarchal institution which reflects and perpetuates inequality.
What does religion legitimate?
Female subordination.
Women participate more in religion, but who dominates religion?
Men.
What does Armstrong (1993) see women’s exclusion from priesthoods as?
Evidence of the marginalisation of women.
What do places of worship usually do?
Segregate men and women.
In religion, taboos surround what?
Menstruation and pregnancy.
Who do sacred texts largely feature the doings of?
Male prophets and gods.
Religious stories often give which kind of stereotypes?
Anti-female stereotypes.
What do religious laws and customs do?
Give women fewer rights than men, such as access to divorce and how many spouses they can marry.
What does El Saadawi (1980) believe?
Patriarchy reshaped and reformed religion to suit males.
Woodhead (2002) argues that not all religion is patriarchal. How?
Religion can be used to earn respect, such as the wearing of the hijab in Islam.
