Throughout Your Generations Forever : Sacrifice, Religion, and Paternity Hardback
by Nancy Jay
Part of the Emersion: Emergent Village resources for communities of faith series
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Why does sacrifice, more than any other major religious institution, depend on gender dichotomy?
Why do so many societies oppose sacrifice to childbirth, and why are childbearing women so commonly excluded from sacrificial practices?
In this feminist study of relations between sacrifice, gender, and social organization, Nancy Jay reveals sacrifice as a remedy for having been born of woman, and hence uniquely suited to establishing certain and enduring paternity.
Drawing on examples of ancient and modern societies, Jay synthesizes sociology of religion, ethnography, biblical scholarship, church history, and classics to argue that sacrifice legitimates and maintains patriarchal structures that transcend men's dependence on women's reproductive powers.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:222 pages
- Publisher:The University of Chicago Press
- Publication Date:01/07/1992
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- ISBN:9780226395722
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:222 pages
- Publisher:The University of Chicago Press
- Publication Date:01/07/1992
- Category:
- ISBN:9780226395722
