Simone Weil: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, and Today’s Feminist Critique of Patriarchy
Publication Type |
Book Chapter |
Year of Publication |
1996 |
Author |
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Editor |
Sloyan, Gerard S. |
Book |
Religions of the Book |
Series Volume |
38 |
Pages |
173-192 |
Publisher |
University Press of America |
Place Published |
Lanham, Maryland |
Language |
English |
Series Title |
Annual Publication of the College Theology Society |
Keywords |
Christ, Carol |
Annotation |
Beauchesne begins with a brief description of feminism in France during Weil's lifetime. He then looks at modern feminist critiques of power, war and patriarchy drawing largely on the work of Carol Christ and Rosemary Reuther. He next turns to Weil's view of power in the Jewish, Islamic and Christian traditions, arguing her concept of decreation and incarnation, are in some ways the antithesis of such views, especially the Jewish and Islamic. He then examines Weil's writing on 'war and warrior Gods'. Here he discusses Weil's thought on the relationship of the individual to the collective in religion especially her notion that the nation comes to operate as a warlike deity in collective focused religions. He concludes by briefly considering the question of historical accuracy and ideology in relation to Weil's views before turning to a brief discussion of the results of the relationship between patriarchy and concepts of divinity. |