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Today, I just completed reading this study of anti-woman cultural norms throughout Western history. It explains the historical origins of these beliefs and how the passing of these cultural memes throughout the generations affected the well-being of females:
Written by Professor John Hartung Ph.D.
Chastity & Fidelity
Biblical Roots of the Short Leash On Women
Men's problem with paternity -- the possibility that their putative children are not their genetic offspring -- can be alleviated by killing brides who do not bleed on first penetration, by murdering prospective wives who are not virgins, by torturing and murdering wives who are suspected of adultery, and by executing women who have committed adultery. The effectiveness of these practices is enhanced if they are codified and sanctified by religious texts that inculcate cultural norms. Such legitimacy is lent to sexual repression and violence by Judeo-Christianity's holy scriptures.
Although some non-Western cultures also sanctify these practices, in other cultures women have traditionally been "very free and at liberty in doing what they please with themselves" (Barbosa 1500:105-6). It follows that the Bible's dark legacy is more an artifact of religion than a stipulation of human nature.
KEY WORDS: Chastity; Adultery; Paternity; Sexual repression; Murder; The Bible; The Torah; The Talmud, The Midrash Rabbah
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Complete article at http://members.aol.com/toexist/CFhome.html
Written by Professor John Hartung Ph.D.
Chastity & Fidelity
Biblical Roots of the Short Leash On Women
Men's problem with paternity -- the possibility that their putative children are not their genetic offspring -- can be alleviated by killing brides who do not bleed on first penetration, by murdering prospective wives who are not virgins, by torturing and murdering wives who are suspected of adultery, and by executing women who have committed adultery. The effectiveness of these practices is enhanced if they are codified and sanctified by religious texts that inculcate cultural norms. Such legitimacy is lent to sexual repression and violence by Judeo-Christianity's holy scriptures.
Although some non-Western cultures also sanctify these practices, in other cultures women have traditionally been "very free and at liberty in doing what they please with themselves" (Barbosa 1500:105-6). It follows that the Bible's dark legacy is more an artifact of religion than a stipulation of human nature.
KEY WORDS: Chastity; Adultery; Paternity; Sexual repression; Murder; The Bible; The Torah; The Talmud, The Midrash Rabbah
[ . . . ]
Complete article at http://members.aol.com/toexist/CFhome.html
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