Introduction: objects, gender, and religion

The practice of assigning gender to artefacts and natural objects is common but not universal in religions. Treating objects, substances, and places as gendered is a form of anthropomorphism that both expresses and furthers gender ideals and power relationships among people based on gender distincti...

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Authors: Lohmann, Roger Ivar 1962- (Author) ; Sered, Susan Starr 1955- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis [2007]
In: Material religion
Year: 2007, Volume: 3, Issue: 1, Pages: 4-13
Further subjects:B Material Culture
B Artefacts
B Religion
B Ritual
B Cosmology
B Gender
B Performance
B Anthropomorphism
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