Introduction: objects, gender, and religion

The practice of assigning gender to artefacts and natural objects is common but not universal in religions. Treating objects, substances, and places as gendered is a form of anthropomorphism that both expresses and furthers gender ideals and power relationships among people based on gender distincti...

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Published in:Material religion 2007-03, Vol.3 (1), p.4-13
Main Authors: Lohmann, Roger Ivar, Sered, Susan Starr
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
anthropomorphism
Antiquities
Art and religion
artefacts
cosmology
Evaluation
gender
Gender studies
Influence
Material culture
Object
Power relations
Religion
Religious articles
Religious aspects
Ritual
Sexism
Social aspects
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Summary:The practice of assigning gender to artefacts and natural objects is common but not universal in religions. Treating objects, substances, and places as gendered is a form of anthropomorphism that both expresses and furthers gender ideals and power relationships among people based on gender distinctions. The degree to which sacred objects are gendered varies, reflecting how important gender is in particular religious worldviews.
ISSN:1743-2200
1751-8342
DOI:10.2752/174322007780095717