WOMS210 Lecture 2: Week 2

• School: University of Delaware
• Department: Women's Studies
• Course: WOMS210
• Professor: Laberge Marie

Document Summary

Women have no past, no history and no religion . 1949, simone de beauvoir the second sex book discussed how women were ignored in so many ways, including religion. Looking at the pre-patriarchal religions of the ancient world and their female roots. Before the advent of the major world religions, humans in many cultures celebrated earth centered woman centered religions for centuries. Pictures painted on caves in spain and france depict pictures of dancing priestesses - usually the mediators of a religion mirror the sex of the deity, so it appears to be evidence of goddess traditions. Archeologists in europe and asia found figurines of women and some of men. Female figures outnumbered male figurines by a rate of 20 to 1. Architecture of the buildings give insights into structure"s use and often sacred shrines or temples are built to reflect the predominant symbol of the religion example christian churches; malta temple.