| Description |
[viii], 202 pages ; 21 cm |
| Contents |
A God of bullies -- Religious apologetics, Islam, and caricature -- The world and the kitchen -- Honour is between the legs of women -- Holy groupthink -- Mutilate in the name of purity -- Islam, Islamophobia, and risk -- Lipstick on a pig |
| Summary |
"This book explores the role that religion and culture play in the oppression of women. Ophelia Benson and Jeremy Stangroom ask probing questions about the way that religion shields the oppression of women from criticism and why many Western liberals, leftists and feminists have remained largely silent on the subject." "Does God Hate Women? explores instances of the oppression of women in the name of religious and cultural norms and how these issues play out both in the community and in the political arena. Drawing on philosophical concerns such as truth, relativism, knowledge and ethics, Benson and Stangroom assess the current situation and provide a rallying call for a progressive politics that is committed to universal values." "This book will appeal to anyone interested in issues of global justice, human rights and multiculturalism."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [179]-198) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Sexism in religion.
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Women and religion.
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| Author |
Stangroom, Jeremy.
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| LC no. |
2008054792 |
| ISBN |
0826498264 |
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9780826498267 |
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