SRS 1110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Dianic Wicca, Christian Symbolism, Social Experiment

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: SRS 1110
• Professor: Shelley Rabinovitch

Document Summary

Argued that some of eastern europe was a matriarchal based society: theory was based off of shards of pottery/artifacts. Language of the goddess: teaching that there are femal based societies and that their dividne world was all goddess based, controversial at the time (because it wasn"t the norm) Her academic work fed into a social movement. Started life as a roman catholic (all of her education was through the point of view of the roman catholic church) Received tenure and becomes very radical (she was unable to be fired) In one of her books on judaism & christianity she stated that the old world had no place for women: stated that they were woman hating . 2 key books: beyond god the father , the church & the second sex. Zeros in on the stories of hatred towards women and what could have been done within them. Becmes more and more radical as her studies progress.