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None Making Gender in the Intersection of the Human and the Divine, PDF eBook

None Making Gender in the Intersection of the Human and the Divine PDF

Edited by Thomas Donlin-Smith, Muhammad Shafiq

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This collection of essays challenges the traditional patriarchal approach to sacred literature by highlighting gender parity in sacred texts and envisioning the rise of the matriarchy in the future.

The authors redefine Biblical Greek words like malakoi and arsenokoitai used in condemnation of homosexuality, and Qur'anic words like darajah and qawwamun, used for establishing patriarchy.

One author reexamines the role of the Nepalese Teej festival of fasting and worship of the god Shiva in promoting male hegemony in Hinduism.

Other papers examine passages like Proverbs 31:1-31, the stories of Sarah and Rahab in the Bible, the role of Mary in the Qur'an, and the Dharmic conversion in chapter 27 of the Lotus Sutra.

This book makes it clear that sacred literature is subject to human understanding as it evolves through space and time.

Today, as more women are educated and actively engaged in political, economic, and social life, religions are challenged to redefine gender roles and norms.

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