Sacred Dualities*
This article suggests that we best understand dualisms and polarities in religion if we move beyond the religious systems themselves and focus on human experience. Religion, it is argued, is a symbolic expression of the relational aspects of human life and therefore dualism must be expressing some p...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
2002
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Feminist theology
Year: 2002, Volume: 10, Issue: 30, Pages: 30-43 |
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| Summary: | This article suggests that we best understand dualisms and polarities in religion if we move beyond the religious systems themselves and focus on human experience. Religion, it is argued, is a symbolic expression of the relational aspects of human life and therefore dualism must be expressing some polarity inherent in human relating. The author argues that dualism can best be understood as part of the attachment-detachment aspect of relating and that gender differences most graphically highlight this dimension. |
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| ISSN: | 1745-5189 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Feminist theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/096673500200003003 |