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Gender and religion : the dark side of Scripture /
When did patriarchy start and why? What explanation did the major world religions offer for women's inferiority? How have their beliefs and scriptures influenced women's lives in different parts of the world where they are the dominant faith?Gender and Religion 2nd Edition investigates the...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Continuum International Pub. Group,
©2011.
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | When did patriarchy start and why? What explanation did the major world religions offer for women's inferiority? How have their beliefs and scriptures influenced women's lives in different parts of the world where they are the dominant faith?Gender and Religion 2nd Edition investigates the statement that the major world religions consider women to be inferior to men by reviewing the religious tracts and laws relating to women. Presenting the socio-political context in which these ideas developed, Barbara Crandall reveals that none of them invented the concept, but accepted it as the custom of. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 216 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781441108265 1441108262 |