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Are all world religions patriarchal? Substantiate your answer with examples.

  • UPSC 2019
  • Religion and Society

Feminist sociology of religion shows that most world religions, as institutions, have been patriarchal. They give men religious authority, portray the divine as male and regulate women's bodies. Yet religions are not uniformly or only patriarchal. Scriptures, dissenting traditions and women's agency also make them resources for equality. The honest answer is "largely, but not…

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  • The case that religions are patriarchal
  • The case against a universal verdict
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