RLG314H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Goddess Movement, Feminist Theory, Sui Generis
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Rlg314 lecture 3 feminism and the study of religion. Power as an analytic category is not included in a lot of religious analysis particularly feminist might need to be completely resolved and reconstructed. Allows them to distance themselves from their cultural backgrounds and is valued by the feminists. Hermeneutic approach: empathy and lived religious experiences seen as central to the interpretation of lived religious experiences, deeply valued in feminist studies, empathy and experience is not automatically feminist can come from androcentric perspective. Characteristics of the view from above in history of religion. Focus on religious texts: assumes that all religions have texts and religion = texts, the authority lies with the scholar, elite and majority of men. Sui generis assumption of religion in an on itself. We cannot take just the image of weaving women to represent all women. We must continually question categories and definition we use when we talk about women.
