The disappearance of goddesses as a metaphore of the loss/stripping of authority of women
The lack of feminine religious references linked to power is not an accidental phenomenon in human history. The disappearance of the symbols centered on the Mother Goddess, and its stigmatization, are part of the social mechanisms that assured the stability and reproduction of a social order that de...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Spanish |
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Universidad de Alicante
2012-12-01
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| Series: | Feminismo/s |
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| Online Access: | https://feminismos.ua.es/article/view/2012-n20-la-desaparicion-de-las-diosas-como-metafora-de-la-perdida-de-autoridad-de-las-mujeres |
| Summary: | The lack of feminine religious references linked to power is not an accidental phenomenon in human history. The disappearance of the symbols centered on the Mother Goddess, and its stigmatization, are part of the social mechanisms that assured the stability and reproduction of a social order that denied authority to women. Particularly in Western context, the consolidation of an androcentric and sexist system has historically acted as an ideological basis for patriarchy, causing the progressive destruction of pre-patriarchal feminine symbols. At present, the recovery of these symbols represents an act of reaffirmation of women’s spirituality, as well as a questioning of the values that define us as a civilization. |
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| ISSN: | 1696-8166 1989-9998 |