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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| Language: | English |
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Abingdon, Oxon ; New York :
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2012.
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| Online Access: | https://recursos.uloyola.es/login?url=https://accedys.uloyola.es:8443/accedix0/sitios/ebook.php?id=136246 |
Table of Contents:
- The devil's gateway: religion and the subordination of women
- Fundamentalism: the divine right of patriarchs
- Right to religion trumps women's human rights
- Multiculturalism and '̀respect' for religion
- Desecularisation and women's equality
- Covering up women
- A harem for every man? The rise of polygamy
- The master's tools: Islamic feminism and its critics.