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Does God Hate Women? (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780826498267)
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xAn exploration of the role that religion and culture play in the oppression of women
Ophelia Benson and Jeremy Stangroom, philosophers and authors, 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. Throughout the world, a great many women lead lives of misery and sometimes plain horror. They are often considered and treated as the property of men and have few, if any, rights. Such treatment is generally sustained and protected by a combination of religion and culture. 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.
Author: Ophelia Benson
ISBN-10: 0826498264
ISBN-13: 9780826498267
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Language: English
Published: 07/21/2009
Pages: 216
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.90d
Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 05/11/2009 pg. 49
Ophelia Benson and Jeremy Stangroom, philosophers and authors, 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. Throughout the world, a great many women lead lives of misery and sometimes plain horror. They are often considered and treated as the property of men and have few, if any, rights. Such treatment is generally sustained and protected by a combination of religion and culture. 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.
Author: Ophelia Benson
ISBN-10: 0826498264
ISBN-13: 9780826498267
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Language: English
Published: 07/21/2009
Pages: 216
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.90d
Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 05/11/2009 pg. 49
By Ophelia Benson
xOphelia Benson is editor of www.butterfliesandwheels.com, deputy editor of The Philosophers' Magazine and co-author, with Jeremy Stangroom, of Why Truth Matters. She is also a frequent contributor to Free Inquiry. Jeremy Stangroom is co-editor, with Julian Baggini, of The Philosophers' Magazine and co-author of Do You Think What You Think You Think? (Granta, 2006), What Philosophers Think and Great Thinkers A-Z. He and Ophelia Benson are co-authors of Why Truth Matters and The Dictionary of Fashionable Nonsense (Souvenir, 2004).
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