Sanctifying Misandry: Goddess Ideology and the Fall of Man

by Katherine K. Young, Paul Nathanson

Overview

How some feminists have used religion to turn the "Fall of Man" into the fall of men.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780773585447
Publisher:	McGill-Queens University Press
Publication date:	01/01/2010
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Katherine K. Young is James McGill Professor of religious studies at McGill University. Paul Nathanson is a researcher in religious studies at McGill University. They are co-authors of Spreading Misandry: The Teaching of Contempt for Men in Popular Culture and Legalizing Misandry: From Public Shame to Systemic Discrimination Against Men and are currently working on the concluding volume of the series -- Transcending Misandry: From Feminist Ideology to Intersexual Dialogue.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments vii

Prologue: The Fall of Man ix

Introduction: Pop Goes the Goddess 3

Part 1 From Goddesses to Witches (and back) Rewriting the Bible 17

Introduction 17

1 Paradise Lost: A Golden Age for Women 21

2 The Fall of Man: A Dark Age for Women 60

3 Paradise Regained: A New Golden Age for Women 125

Part 2 From Reform to Revolution: Restoring the Goddess 147

Introduction 147

4 The Green Goddess: Feminism for a Therapeutic Age 149

5 History, Herstory, or Heresy: Sophianity and the New Reformation 183

6 A Hag for All Seasons: The Ultimate Revolution 216

7 Gynotopia: Goddess Ideology and Misandry 242

Epilogue: Beyond the Fall of Man 257

Appendix: Defining Religion 269

Notes 273

Index 377