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Man's dominion : religion and the eclipse of women's rights in world politics /

"This book seeks to rekindle the criticism of religion as the founding ideology of patriarchy. Focusing on the three monotheistic religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam, this book examines common anti-woman attitudes such as 'male-headship', impurity of women, the need to control...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Jeffreys, Sheila
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2012.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"This book seeks to rekindle the criticism of religion as the founding ideology of patriarchy. Focusing on the three monotheistic religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam, this book examines common anti-woman attitudes such as 'male-headship', impurity of women, the need to control women's bodies, and their modern manifestations in multicultural Western states"--Back cover.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (222 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages [197]-217) and index.
ISBN:9780203802397