4B Fem

Question 1

What are the 4 categories of evidence FOR patriarchy in religion

Answer 1

Religious organisations
Places of worship
Sacred texts
Religious laws and customs

Question 2

Evidence of patriarchy in religious organisations

INCLUDED H POINT

Answer 2

Daly, females are denied access to the same jobs as men within the religious institutions e.g cannot be priests in many religions
H- first female Bishop 2015 in the C of E

Question 3

Evidence of patriarchy in places of worship

Answer 3

Beauvior, women in Muslim faith often sit behind a screen to avoid “distraction” to men
Women who are menstruating are not aloud to touch the Quaran

Question 4

Evidence of patriarchy in sacred texts

Answer 4

Daly, the bible is a set of patriarchal myths, primary roles are all men and female characters only there to reinforce patriarchal ideas

Question 5

Evidence of patriarchy in religious laws and customs

INCLUDED H POINT

Answer 5

Burchill, islamic countries force women to wear religious clothing such as the burka, described as a mobile prison, erases any personality/ individuality
H - Watson, can be seen as liberating from the male gaze and expresses their identity as a British muslim

Question 6

Evidence AGAINST patriarchy in religion

Answer 6

Singh, many religions such as Methodism is gender blind, treated with equality
Davidman, studied 2 Jewish communities and found that women occupied an entitled role status
Saadawi, religion itself is not patriarchal, but the interpretation of religion by men is