Throughout Your Generations Forever : Sacrifice, Religion, and Paternity
by
Nancy Jay
Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0226395723
ISBN-13
9780226395722
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Imprint
University of Chicago Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jul 1st, 1992
Print length
222 Pages
Weight
482 grams
Dimensions
2.40 x 1.70 x 0.20 cms
Product Classification:
Religion: generalSpirituality & religious experienceSocial groups
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Why does sacrifice, more than any other major religious institution, depend on gender dichotomy? Why do so many societies oppose sacrifice to childbirth, and why are childbearing women so commonly excluded from sacrificial practices? In this feminist study of relations between sacrifice, gender, and social organization, Nancy Jay reveals sacrifice as a remedy for having been born of woman, and hence uniquely suited to establishing certain and enduring paternity. Drawing on examples of ancient and modern societies, Jay synthesizes sociology of religion, ethnography, biblical scholarship, church history, and classics to argue that sacrifice legitimates and maintains patriarchal structures that transcend men's dependence on women's reproductive powers.
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