RELIGST 2WW3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Emily Stowe, Messiah Complex, Sky Burial
15 Dec 2016
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Husband got tuberculosis so she decided to become a doctor ! Presence of sexism in medical industries in the west! Every culture has root metaphors (kerrie mccartney) ! 1. value of a person based on what they own? property and possession ! A lot of emphasis is put on what we own ! 2. hero gures (messiah complex, heroic actors) ! Heros are those who own the property or knowledge, and are seen to affect the behaviour of others ! Power to heal reflections on women, religion and. Be the ones who can assess/judge others ! In western medicine, there"s focus on physical ! What this means is that in our society of western root metaphors, that body also is a. Monday, september 28, 2015 piece of property ! Focus on one particular part of body ! Not only do we have this divided way of looking at the body, but we have a privatized understanding of healing !
