Sociology - Beliefs in society - Theories of religion (feminism)

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What does DeBeauvoir say about religion?
It's partiarchal and its used to oppress/control women. Also serves as a way of compensating women for their 2nd class status (gives women false belief).
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What does El Sadawi say about religion?
Oppression is NOT caused by religion. There has been a patriarchal domination in religion e.g. men wrote religious scripts and the interpretation was male-orientated. This enabled men to use religion as an abuse of power.
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What happened to women in the 14th century in the Catholic church?
Women who treated illnesses without special training could be executed as witches. The traditional remedies administered by women were seen as a threat to the authority of the emerging male dominated medical profession.
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What shouldn't be assumed about all religions?
Shouldn't be assumed that all religions are equally oppressive e.g. gender-neutral language used in hymns and prayers.
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What does Badawi say about religion?
Some aspects of Islam are positive for women e.g. keeping their family name when they marry. Most converts to Islam are female.
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What does Holm say about religion?
There are signs of hope in religion for women's position (march of progress). There has been recent reform to improve women's position e.g. C of E first women bishop is March 2015.
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What is one disadvantage of the feminist view on religion?
Functionalists and marxists would disagree that the main function of religion is to oppress women.
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