Rosemary Reuther Flashcards
A cosmogony story about violence between the younger and older gods. Human beings are being created to serve the gods as slaves.
“Enuma Elish” by Reuther
Reuther wants to go back and study all things like Eliade and Campbell but she is going to approach it with a _.
different perspective
Reuther thinks that creation stories provide _.
social blueprints
Reuther says that Eliade and Campbell are being _ by not seeing the power of mythological stories
too romantic
The social blueprint of the story is that in order for the universe to be made, who is it that has to be slain?
The goddess figure
The goddess figure has to be slain by who?
Male god figure (Marduk)
What does Reuther bring to the study of religion?
feminist approach
Reuther’s feminist approach is about studying _.
gender and power
Reuther focuses on the ideas of how society should be put together, who has power, who should not have power
Social blueprint
Reuther thought in the Babylonian creation story that religious power has to be in the hands of a _.
male figure
Reuther tends to see religions as _.
patriarchy
