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The Segregation Of Religion: How Othering Influences Society’S Narrative Understanding About The Symbiotic Relationship Among Racism, Sexism, And The Church, Ajanet Rountree
Biennial Conference: The Social Practice of Human Rights
The social dependence on the sociology of male spiritual leadership is substantial. This dependence accomplishes two ideas: neutralizes the feminine experience and obviates the anthropological implications of religion in the perpetuation of oppression and subjugation. When considering racism and sexism in religion, specifically as they relate to the Black Christian church, a dismissal of accusations and assertions occurs by yielding to the context of the social era. This paper seeks to further clarify the position of women, who pushed against the grain of the gendered and racialized spaces of their churches and communities, as they sought to establish human rights …
Snakes, Magic, And Venom: The Power Of A Woman Unbound, Stephen Lazar
Snakes, Magic, And Venom: The Power Of A Woman Unbound, Stephen Lazar
COLA Research and Creativity Conference
The venomous, serpentine imagery used referencing women in ancient Greek tragedies reflects on man’s conscious awareness of a woman’s strength, both internally and externally, as well as his reason for attempting to suppress this power. Clytemnestra from Aeschylus’ Oresteia is a paradigm representation of this, being referred to as “some water snake, some viper whose touch is rot even to him who felt no fang strike.” The etymology behind these words shed some light on the intense feminine detriment that they hold: viper, specifically being a viviparous snake, referring to a female snake with the duty to produce offspring; venomous, …