Making gender in the intersection of the human and the divine / edited by Muhammad Shafiq and Thomas Donlin-Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shafiq, Muhammad, 1951-

Contributor:

Shafiq, Muhammad, 1951- editor.

Donlin-Smith, Thomas, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sex differences--Religious aspects.

Sex differences.

Genre:

Libros electrónicos.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 361 pages)

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, [2019]

Summary:

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 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.

Contents:

Introduction: Making gender in the intersection of the human and the divine / Thomas Donlin-Smith

Locating a woman of worth: an examination of space and gender construction in Proverbs 31 / Amy J. Chase

Proverbs 31:10-31 and the ideal Christian wife today: making the Proverbs 31 woman / John W. Fadden

The feminine in the Qur'an: reading Mary in light of Adam / Hussam S. Timani

When father doesn't know best: Dharmic conversion in chapter 27 of the Lotus Sūtra / John M. Thompson

Malakoi and Arsenokoitai: more than gay sex / José-David Padilla

Constructs of masculinity in Shī'ī online English-language Majālis: the use of hagiography and Qur'an to convey gender binaries / Nicole Correri

Casting against type: Sarah and the strong woman in the works of John Chrysostom / Rev. Demetrios E. Tonias

A deceitful whore?: Rahab in the ancient North African Christian tradition / Jonathan P. Yates

By the book: women as calligraphers and patrons of the Qur'an / Michael D. Calabria

Liberation in renunciation: women choosing the monastic life in early Buddhism / Sharmila Kasbekar

Religious dynamism and feminist action: anchors of contemporary feminist spirituality / Mary E. Hunt

The subversive Jewish feminist body: creating spaces of protest through embodiment in synagogue life / Amy K. Milligan

A Qur'anic view of gender and gender relations / Imam Ali Siddiqui

Is it necessary to break the rules?: a comparative look at Amina Wadud and the Roman Catholic Womenpriests movement / Kate Mroz

Masculinities in the Islamic tradition: rethinking gender dynamics in the prophetic teachings / Maha Badissy

Inclusion of women and LGBTQ persons in Orthodox Judaism / Saundra Sterling Epstein

Women's rituals, gendered rituals: traditional praxis and strategic interventions / Nawaraj Chaulagain.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-5275-2794-8

OCLC:

1183030504