RELIGST 1B03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Eurocentrism, Wield, Androcentrism
3 Oct 2020
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And they might then analyze the rationales behind the arguments provided by the religious traditions themselves, or study the historical processes and attitudes that have shaped these realities. Feminist psychologists of religion might investigate how concepts of masculinity and femininity are constructed by religious ideas. What effects do religiously sanctioned distinctions between men and women have on individuals and social groups? (isr, p. 114) Women often invisible in the cultural/historical record: history written by the winners ; culture made by the winners , what has been worth preserving, maintaining, recording traditionally has been undertaken. Religious texts and their interpretations tend to be androcentric. Religious texts and their interpretations tend to be androcentric (and patriarchal: most religions we know about have religious specialists that are predominantly male (even though women tend to be more religious ) World religions paradigm and its focus on scripture perpetuated this: even today, women have trouble being recognized as religious specialists in many religious communities.
