- Title
- Introduction: religion, gender and violence
- Creator
- McPhillips, Kathleen; Page, Sarah-Jane
- Relation
- Religion and Gender Vol. 11, Issue 2, p. 151-165
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/18785417-01102001
- Publisher
- Brill
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2021
- Description
- Gender-based violence has and continues to be a focal point of feminist research and activism (Kelly 1988, 2011). The second wave women’s movement identified violence against women as a key factor in women’s oppression and over the last 60 years feminists have worked to address this across social policy, research and activist agendas, carefully documenting the multiple sites in which women and girls are most likely to be affected by forms of violence, including domestic abuse, sexual assault and sexual harassment (Bromfield, Hirte, et al. 2017; Heing 2017; Kelly 1988, 2011). Despite this work and the important impacts of feminist action, rates of violence against women and gender diverse groups remain significantly high, indicating that gender violence and misogyny is deeply entrenched in social and cultural life. This applies particularly to religious organisations where rates of gender-based violence are likely significant. This special issue is spread across two issues (ADD ##) and aims to make a contribution to knowledge on the cross-cultural and multi-faceted spheres of gender-based religious violence. The articles analyse specific areas of concern, such as priesthood, child abuse and domestic violence, while utilising feminist, anthropological, sociological and theological methodologies. Gender is at the centre of analysis.
- Subject
- religion; gender; violence; oppression
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1445124
- Identifier
- uon:42503
- Identifier
- ISSN:2589-8051
- Language
- eng
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