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Gendered Paradigms in Theologies of Survival: Silenced to Survive

(Hardback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

Gendered Paradigms in Theologies of Survival: Silenced to Survive

Contributors:

By (Author) Mariam Youssef

ISBN:

9781498579094

Publisher:

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Imprint:

Lexington Books

Publication Date:

7th November 2019

Country:

United States

Classifications

Readership:

Professional and Scholarly

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Main Subject:
Other Subjects:

Judaism
Religious aspects of sexuality, gender and relationships
Gender studies, gender groups

Dewey:

200.82

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Hardback

Number of Pages:

156

Dimensions:

Width 160mm, Height 236mm, Spine 19mm

Weight:

422g

Description

This is a book about women in survival communities and the ways that survival and theology are used to shut down women's voices. Mariam Youssef examines the ways in which the condition of survival puts religious women in a bind by embedding paradigms into theology that, more often than not, reinforce women's subordination as a condition of survival. Women in survival communities are not only grappling with the existential threat that comes with their survival identities but also struggling to make their voices heard within their own communities where their needs are frequently put on the back burner. Survival communities often find themselves responding to their trauma in ways that prescribe strict patriarchal norms, promoting notions of gender binary and compulsory heterosexuality.

Reviews

In this insightful volume, Mariam Youssef deftly examines three different survival communities and the outcome their religious strategies have had on their own women. One of the many beauties of this book is the author's ability to recognize the trauma of the group, the desire of the women to support the community, and yet provide an intelligent critique with a pathway for future strategies. It is a great example of how comparative research should function.--Tammi J. Schneider, professor of religion, Claremont Graduate University

Author Bio

Mariam Youssef teaches in the Womens and Gender studies departments at Cerritos College and CSULB.

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