Titre : | A debate on the public role of religion and its social and gender implications | Type de document : | texte imprimé | Auteurs : | José Casanova, Auteur ; Anne Phillips, Auteur | Editeur : | United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) | Année de publication : | 2009 | Importance : | 1 vol. (58 p.) | Format : | 23 cm | Note générale : | Ce texte est édité dans le cadre du projet "Gender and development" | Langues : | Anglais (eng) | Catégories : | Etudes de genre Politique Religion
| Index. décimale : | A-1 Egalité et genre | Résumé : | "This paper addresses the relationship between religion, politics and gender equality through four aspects: (i) what authority, if any, states can cede to religious communities or groups without beginning to threaten gender equality; (ii) the informal impact of religions on attitudes and lives, beyond any institutionalized power; (iii) the possibilities and limits of internal reform; and (iv) the possibilities and difficulties of alliances between religious and secular groups. The central theme running through the essay is that religions most threaten gender equality when they are conceived of—and conceive themselves as—corporate bodies, capable of speaking with a unified voice. The key protection for women is a strong politics of individual rights. In arguing this, however, this paper stresses the difficulties surrounding the politics of rights. It is crucial both to recognize the centrality of individual rights and acknowledge the problems in their interpretation and implementation. This is not something that can be resolved at a purely theoretical level. It alerts us, rather, to the political issues."(Site UNRISD) |
A debate on the public role of religion and its social and gender implications [texte imprimé] / José Casanova, Auteur ; Anne Phillips, Auteur . - [S.l.] : United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD), 2009 . - 1 vol. (58 p.) ; 23 cm. Ce texte est édité dans le cadre du projet "Gender and development" Langues : Anglais ( eng) Catégories : | Etudes de genre Politique Religion
| Index. décimale : | A-1 Egalité et genre | Résumé : | "This paper addresses the relationship between religion, politics and gender equality through four aspects: (i) what authority, if any, states can cede to religious communities or groups without beginning to threaten gender equality; (ii) the informal impact of religions on attitudes and lives, beyond any institutionalized power; (iii) the possibilities and limits of internal reform; and (iv) the possibilities and difficulties of alliances between religious and secular groups. The central theme running through the essay is that religions most threaten gender equality when they are conceived of—and conceive themselves as—corporate bodies, capable of speaking with a unified voice. The key protection for women is a strong politics of individual rights. In arguing this, however, this paper stresses the difficulties surrounding the politics of rights. It is crucial both to recognize the centrality of individual rights and acknowledge the problems in their interpretation and implementation. This is not something that can be resolved at a purely theoretical level. It alerts us, rather, to the political issues."(Site UNRISD) |
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