Patriarchy and women abuse: perspectives from ancient Israel and Africa

It is often claimed that women abuse inevitably emanates from patriarchy. Using ancient Israel and Africa as contexts, this article assesses the correlation between patriarchy and violence against women. The article suggests in these contexts, it is not all men are who are perpetrators of women abus...

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Published in:Old Testament essays
Main Author: Ademiluka, Solomon Olusola (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: SA ePublications [2018]
In: Old Testament essays
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Patriarchate / Personality disorder / Africa
IxTheo Classification:HD Early Judaism
KBL Near East and North Africa
TC Pre-Christian history ; Ancient Near East
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Summary:It is often claimed that women abuse inevitably emanates from patriarchy. Using ancient Israel and Africa as contexts, this article assesses the correlation between patriarchy and violence against women. The article suggests in these contexts, it is not all men are who are perpetrators of women abuse; rather, there is evidence of female perpetrators of sexual violence against men; and that in the ancient and modern societies, there is also homosexual violence. Rather than patriarchy, the major cause of women abuse is a personality disorder characterised, among other traits, by aggression against women, alcoholism and drug abuse - the latter two traits are often responsible for women abuse. Being accustomed to domestic violence from youth and low socio-economic status are also causes of women abuse.
ISSN:2312-3621
Contains:Enthalten in: Old Testament essays
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.17159/2312-3621/2018/v31n2a5
HDL: 10520/EJC-1178eba769