Religion and gender equality in Catholic Philippines
Discourses and practices in the 21st century
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20077104 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Glenda Tibe Bonifacio (0000-0002-8143-5676, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Pages | 41-58 |
| Publication date | 2018-07-11 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Women and Religion (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Policy Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.51952/9781447336365.ch002 |
| OpenAlex | W4289754352 |
| ISBN | 9781447336365 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
This chapter focuses on Catholic religious discourses and practices of gender equality in the contemporary Philippines. It looks at particular practices among Filipino Catholic women and examines the role of religion in the movement towards gender equality. Through ethnographic data in small communities in Eastern Visayas, participant observation, and a case study of two women from Leyte, the chapter provides insight into how religiosity is enmeshed with the aims of local women to improve their status in society. It also shows that even if the Catholic Church retains its prominent presence in the social fabric, and is very much a part of the rituals of life, the symbolism of its moral power, particularly in the lives of women, has been contested by lived experiences quite different from what is prescribed
Gender equality · Political science · Sociology · Gender Studies · Philippine History and Culture
| Citations per year | 0.17 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |