Patriarchy in religion

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  • Patriarchy in Religion
    • places of worship
      • often segregate and marginalise women
        • eg sitting them behind screens while men take the more central and sacred places.
      • taboos regarding women also further their marginalisation
        • menstruating women are not allowed to touch the Quran
          • Holm argues this is a devaluation of women in religion
    • religious laws and customs
      • often give women fewer rights than men
      • Woodhead argues that the exclusion fo women from the catholic priesthood is evidence of the Chuches deep unease about the emancipation of women generally
    • sacred text
      • mainly feature men, usually written by men
      • stories often use stereotypes about women
    • religious organisations
      • male dominated despite women often participating more
        • eg. Judaism and Catholics forbid women from being priests
      • Armstrong argues that exclusion is evidence of women's marginalisation
        • eg. Judaism and Catholics forbid women from being priests

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