Radical Feminist And Religion

Question 1

What are the studies for feminism and religion ?

Answer 1

• Radical Fem: Simone de Beauvoir: religion and the second sex
• Radical Fem: Beyond God the Father
• Liberal Fem: Karen Armstrong : goddess religion
• intersectional Feminism: Nawal el saadawi : the hidden face of Eve

Question 2

Who are the radical feminists studies ?

Answer 2

Simone de Beauvoir: religion and the second sex
- Radical Fem: Beyond God the Father

Question 3

Who is the liberal fem study ?

Answer 3

Karen Armstrong : goddess religion

Question 4

Who is the intersectionalist fem study ?

Answer 4

• intersectional Feminism: Nawal el saadawi : the hidden face of Eve

Question 5

What does Simone De Beauvoir : religion and the second sex say about religion ?

Answer 5

Oppressive through social control and deception

Question 6

Simone De Beauvoir : religion and the second sex

According to social control, how is religion oppressive?

Answer 6

Oppressors (men ) use religion to Control women

Question 7

Simone De Beauvoir : religion and the second sex (social control )

According to Simone religion is a tool that does what ?

Answer 7

Tool that supports and maintains male dominance

Question 8

Simone De Beauvoir : religion and the second sex (social control)

Because religion is a tool to support male dominance what does this mean ?

Answer 8

Men are seen as holier than women so women cannot challenge the system

Question 9

Simone De Beauvoir : religion and the second sex

How is God depicted according to social control ?

Answer 9

As masculine

Question 10

Simone De Beauvoir : religion and the second sex (social control )

Because God is divine what does it mean for men ?

Answer 10

Male is divine

Question 11

Simone De Beauvoir : religion and the second sex (deception ),

How does religion deceive people ?

Answer 11

• Deceives women to think they’re equal to men
• Women closer to God than men
• deceives mothers that they have important role to reproduce
• false belief that will compestated for suffering on earth in heaven

Question 12

Mary Daly:beyond God the father

What does Daly argue women are part of ?

Answer 12

Planetary sexual caste system

Question 13

Mary Daly:beyond God the father

What is planetary sexual caste sy stem ?

Answer 13

State where the world is sexist which religion maintains

Question 14

Mary Daly:beyond God the father

Ways she says religion oppresses women ?

Answer 14

1. Women’s inferiority as God’s will
2. God is masculine
3. Encouraging detachment

Question 15

Mary Daly:beyond God the father

What is women’s inferiority as God’s will ?

Answer 15

Women’s inferior position has been ordained by God

Question 16

Mary Daly:beyond God the father

What does God is masculine say ?

Answer 16

God portrayed as man and father so women are inferior

Question 17

Mary Daly:beyond God the father

What does encouraging detachment say ?

Answer 17

Detachment from oppression and through prayers can abolish exploitation

Question 18

Mary Daly:beyond God the father

What does she want to be changed?

Answer 18

Language from “He” and our father and replace it with different language

Question 19

What is the evaluation of radical feminism?

Answer 19

• over-generalised
• ignoring progress
• overly simplistic and negative

Question 20

What does over generalised evaluation of radical fem say ?

Answer 20

Tendency to generalise about religion seeing all religion as patriarchal but certain religions are not strongly patriarchal

Question 21

What does ignoring progress evaluation of rad fem say ?

Answer 21

Ignores evidence that progress has been made and aspects of patriarchy being challenged