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Loading... Women, Ideology, and Violence Critical Theory and the Construction of Gender in the Book of the Covenant and the Deuteronomic Law (2004)by Cheryl B. Anderson
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 Cheryl Anderson is writing out of the context of the United States, but this is not the only culture where family abuse is rife. As a feminist reader located in another context where violence against women is an ever-present reality of life I followed the presentation of this thesis with considerable interest and empathy and was grateful for the careful grounding of its insights. My hope is that it will be widely read.
Cheryl Anderson examines the laws relating to women that are found in the Book of the Covenant and the Deuteronomic law. She argues that the laws can be divided into those that treat women similarly to men (defined as "inclusive" laws) and those that treat women differently ("exclusive" laws). This study then suggests that the exclusive laws, which construct gender as male dominance/female subordination, do not just describe violence against women but constitute a form of violence against women. As a non-historical critique of ideology, critical theory is used to offer analytical insights that No library descriptions found. |
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