Throughout Your Generations Forever - by Nancy Jay (Paperback)

Name: Throughout Your Generations Forever - by Nancy Jay (Paperback)
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Why does sacrifice, more than any other major religious institution, depend on gender dichotomy?
About the Author: At the time of her death in 1991, Nancy Jay was a lecturer in social sciences and religion at the Harvard Divinity School.
222 Pages
Religion + Beliefs, Reference

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Book Synopsis

Why does sacrifice, more than any other major religious institution, depend on gender dichotomy? Why do so many societies oppose sacrifice to childbirth, and why are childbearing women so commonly excluded from sacrificial practices? In this feminist study of relations between sacrifice, gender, and social organization, Nancy Jay reveals sacrifice as a remedy for having been born of woman, and hence uniquely suited to establishing certain and enduring paternity. Drawing on examples of ancient and modern societies, Jay synthesizes sociology of religion, ethnography, biblical scholarship, church history, and classics to argue that sacrifice legitimates and maintains patriarchal structures that transcend men's dependence on women's reproductive powers.

About the Author

At the time of her death in 1991, Nancy Jay was a lecturer in social sciences and religion at the Harvard Divinity School.

Dimensions (Overall): 9.09 Inches (H) x 6.06 Inches (W) x .5 Inches (D)

Weight: .68 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 222

Genre: Religion + Beliefs

Sub-Genre: Reference

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Format: Paperback

Author: Nancy Jay

Language: English

Street Date: January 15, 1994

TCIN: 1006471463

UPC: 9780226395739

Item Number (DPCI): 247-06-4203

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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