ARTH 207 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Islamic Feminism, Islamic Culture, Sexual Identity
12 Aug 2018
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Sexual identity issues get more complex and confusing for religious folk as we move into the nineteenth century (for example, homosexuality) Until then, sexual identity was largely framed as categorical sex differences. From the nineteenth century onwards, we start talking about sexual identity in terms of attraction (who we love) Sex difference really anchors the religion (ex. , adam and eve; two genders with differences) Breakdowns even in the factions of christianity: ex. Catholicism vs protestantism in terms of same-sex marriage legalization and acceptance) Fairly pro-marriage and pro-family in the bible (ex. Also an anti-family theme: abandoning biological origins to join the church"s family ("the blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb") Genealogy of christ only mentions four women: tamar (commits prostitution and incest), bathsheba, All women with sexual "issues" which are nevertheless included in jesus" history. Inability of divorce allowed women to not be abandoned by their husbands.
