The Empowering Experiments of Religious Women –The Case of the Relations Between Spouses-
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- Sakarya Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi Dergisi
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Abstract (2. Language):
The relations between spouses generally have been
hierarchical in religious cultures and structures. But today various empirical studies
indicate that, in spite of these negative conditions, women become religious agents
referring to a number of religious arguments in their perceptions about the roles
within family and especially in their attitudes towards husbands. This study examines
the empowering experiments of women in religion in a limited context, in their
statuses and roles inside family against structural characteristics of religions. In this
respect, notion of “qawamah” is a focus point. Muslim women developed strategies
and new interpretations about the qawamah. As a result, they kept themselves away
from hierarchical religious opinions and preferred more egalitarian understandings.
These suggest that religion can an empowering factor in the life of women.
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