Beyond the Victim/Empowerment Paradigm
The Gendered Cosmology of Mormon Women
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14949347 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Amy Hoyt (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 89-100 |
| Publication date | 2007-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Feminist Theology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0966-7350 • E-ISSN: 1745-5189 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0966735007082519 |
| OpenAlex | W2068988459 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
Women's participation in traditional religions is often explained in terms of their victimization and/or their opportunities for empowerment. This paper seeks to use Mormon women as a framework in order to explore some of the consequences of this phenomenon and to advocate for the creation of multiple, complex spaces where traditional religious women may be understood beyond the paradigm of victim/empowerment. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, otherwise known as the LDS or Mormons, maintains a cosmology that is based upon highly differentiated gendered practices. A belief in a female deity, Mother in Heaven, and a related belief that all pious Mormon men and women have the ability to become gods and goddesses in a post-mortal existence are central to the Mormon gendered cosmology. Despite these beliefs, Mormon women generally resist feminism because they perceive feminism to be at odds with motherhood and family. Ironically, their belief in a female divine and their potential divinity strengthens their commitment to interdependence through maternal practices and kinship
Divinity · Empowerment · Epistemology · Feminism · Heaven · Kinship · Odds · Phenomenon · Political science · Sociology · Theology · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Anthropology · Archaeology and Natural History · Gender Studies · Law · Medicine · Mormonism, Religion, and History · Philosophy
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| Unique citing works | 13 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,93 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2026 (15) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 13 |