Conservative Christianity and Intimate Partner Violence in Brazil: Using Feminism to Question Patriarchal Interpretations of Religion
Abstract Based on empirical research in a women’s shelter in São Paulo, Brazil, this article examines how ‘secular’ professionals and service users negotiate conservative Christian faith, gender roles and domestic violence. The article demonstrates how staff use theological arguments with feminist i...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2021
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Religion & gender
Year: 2021, Volume: 11, Issue: 2, Pages: 245-264 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
State
/ Domestic violence (motif)
/ Self-help group
/ Christianity
/ Gender-specific role
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| IxTheo Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality CH Christianity and Society FD Contextual theology KBR Latin America NBE Anthropology |
| Further subjects: | B
Pentecostalism
B Feminism B women’s shelters B Brazil B Domestic Violence B Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) |
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