RELG 253 Lecture 18: RELG 253 week 7 (lectures 18, 19)
22 Feb 2016
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Theory of the dual structure of korean religion. Two different ways of doing religion (opposite sides of the spectrum): confucianism and shamanism. Present at the end of the joseon period and today. Theory of the sexual bias of the spirits. Trances are thinly disguised protest movements directed against the dominant sex . Protect women against the exactions of men and offer an effective vehicle for manipulating husbands and male relatives . Place where women have a voice in a male-centred society, without directly challenging male authority. Problems with theory: no regard for what shamans would actually say when asked this question. Takes something that is about female expression and instead portrays it from male-centric side (very limited view of femininity) Instead of 4 classes, lewis talks of center and periphery. Center of society: upper class elite, male authority, conventional religion. Periphery of society: lower class, female authority, women can speak to men, ecstatic religion , authority of personal experience.
