God&#039;s Own Gender?

Dr. Daniel Gerster; Dr. Michael Krüggeler

doi:10.5771/9783956504549

Summary

Throughout the history of religions, their holy texts and norms have been sources of images of men in societies around the world and have presented forms of masculinity that have found expression in religious acts and rituals. This volume examines how this reciprocal influence has shifted over time by bringing together research on different religious traditions from noted experts in the field, such as Björn Krondorfer, Yvonne Maria Werner and John Powers. It analyses similarities and differences in the interwoven relationships between specific religions and between concepts and practices of masculinity in different societies and cultures, such as Western forms of Christianity during the 19th and 20th centuries, European Judaism and Arabic Islam during the Middle Ages, and South Asian Buddhism and Hinduism. This book is the first to compare research on a variety of religions and forms of masculinity, and thereby contributes to the steadily growing field of interdisciplinary research on (critical) men’s studies in religion.

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Bibliographic data

Publication year: 2018
Publication date: 11.10.2018
ISBN-Print: 978-3-95650-453-2
ISBN-Online: 978-3-95650-454-9
Publisher: Ergon, Baden-Baden
Series: Religion in der Gesellschaft
Volume: 44
Language: English
Pages: 304
Product type: Edited Book

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis No access Pages 1 - 6
Daniel Gerster, Michael Krüggeler
1. 1. State of Research No access Daniel Gerster, Michael Krüggeler
2. 2. Theoretical Reflections No access Daniel Gerster, Michael Krüggeler
3. 3. Contributions to this Volume No access Daniel Gerster, Michael Krüggeler
4. 4. Conclusion No access Daniel Gerster, Michael Krüggeler
1. Yvonne Maria Werner
  1. 1. The Religious Turn in Gender Research No access Yvonne Maria Werner
  2. Yvonne Maria Werner
    1. 2.1 The Theory of a Feminization of Christianity No access Yvonne Maria Werner
    2. 2.2 The Concept of Confessionalization No access Yvonne Maria Werner
  3. 3. Christian Masculinity in Northern Europe No access Yvonne Maria Werner
  4. 4. Conclusions No access Yvonne Maria Werner
2. Felix Krämer
  1. 1. Theoretical Considerations on Religious Masculinity in Crisis and its Media No access Felix Krämer
  2. 2. The Emergence of ‘Moral Leaders’ in the United States No access Felix Krämer
  3. 3. Televisualization No access Felix Krämer
  4. 4. Preachers Born Again in Politics No access Felix Krämer
  5. 5. Conclusion: Tuning in the Moral Leader’s Game No access Felix Krämer
3. Friederike Benthaus-Apel
  1. Friederike Benthaus-Apel
    1. 1.1 Are Men Religiously “Tone-Deaf”? The Question of the Invisibility of Unchurched Men as the Starting Point of the Research Project No access Friederike Benthaus-Apel
    2. 1.2 Feminization or (Re-)Masculinization of Religiosity? No access Friederike Benthaus-Apel
  2. Friederike Benthaus-Apel
    1. 2.1 Three Patterns of Gender-Role Orientation No access Friederike Benthaus-Apel
    2. 2.2 Determinants of Gender-Role Orientations No access Friederike Benthaus-Apel
    3. 2.3 Gender-Role Orientations as Determinants of Religiosity, Spirituality, and Church Involvement No access Friederike Benthaus-Apel
    4. 2.4 Gender-Role Orientations as Determinants of Worldviews No access Friederike Benthaus-Apel
  3. 3. Conclusion No access Friederike Benthaus-Apel
1. Miriam Kurz
  1. Miriam Kurz
    1. 1.1 Gender-Relevant Terms in the Qur’an No access Miriam Kurz
    2. 1.2 Constructions of Gender and Masculinity in Muslim Legal Discourse No access Miriam Kurz
    3. 1.3 Constructions of Gender and Masculinity in Muslim Exegetical Discourse No access Miriam Kurz
  2. Miriam Kurz
    1. 2.1 Scholarship on Muslim Masculinities and its Pitfalls No access Miriam Kurz
    2. 2.2 The Racialized, Securitized and Sexualized Image of ‘the Muslim Man’ in Public European Discourse No access Miriam Kurz
  3. 3. Conclusion No access Miriam Kurz
2. Amanullah De Sondy
  1. 1. The Qur’anic World of Prophets and Ideals of Masculinity No access Amanullah De Sondy
  2. 2. Bridging Messy and Dysfunctional Worlds: Earthly and Divine No access Amanullah De Sondy
  3. 3. The Pluralist Challenge in Muslim Worlds: The Lawful and Prohibited No access Amanullah De Sondy
  4. 4. Islamophobia and Homophobia – Two Sides of the Same Coin? No access Amanullah De Sondy
  5. 5. Conclusions No access Amanullah De Sondy
1. Admiel Kosman
  1. 1. Men as the Wielders of Authority and Power in Jewish Sources No access Admiel Kosman
  2. 2. Male Control of the Female: An Initial Insight No access Admiel Kosman
  3. 3. Reasons Why the Inferior Position of the Jewish Woman in the Past Did Not Cause Suffering No access Admiel Kosman
  4. 4. The Changing Male Hegemony in Different Times and Places No access Admiel Kosman
  5. 5. On Men’s Knowledge as Imparting Authority and on the Exclusion of Women from Torah Study No access Admiel Kosman
  6. 6. The Response of the Jewish Male Establishment to the Struggle by Women in the Modern Period to Attain Equal Standing No access Admiel Kosman
  7. 7. On the Nature of Jewish Masculinity No access Admiel Kosman
2. Matthias Morgenstern
  1. 1. The Traditional Gendered Subdivision of Torah Laws No access Matthias Morgenstern
  2. 2. Torah Study for Jewish Men Only No access Matthias Morgenstern
  3. 3. Socio-Economic Consequences No access Matthias Morgenstern
  4. 4. The Zionist Gender Revolution No access Matthias Morgenstern
  5. 5. Post-Zionist Neo-Talmudism versus Neo-Orthodox Masculinism No access Matthias Morgenstern
3. Ruth Mazo Karras
  1. 1. The David Story No access Ruth Mazo Karras
  2. 2. Christian Interpretation: David as a Model of Penitence No access Ruth Mazo Karras
  3. 3. Jewish Interpretations: David’s Perfect Piety No access Ruth Mazo Karras
  4. 4. Conclusion No access Ruth Mazo Karras
1. Serinity Young
  1. 1. Sexual Fluidity No access Serinity Young
  2. 2. Karma No access Serinity Young
  3. 3. Sex Change No access Serinity Young
  4. 4. Pollution No access Serinity Young
  5. 5. Sexual Activity No access Serinity Young
  6. 6. Fathers No access Serinity Young
  7. 7. Husbands No access Serinity Young
  8. 8. The Instability of Masculinity No access Serinity Young
  9. 9. Conclusion No access Serinity Young
2. John Powers
  1. 1. The Perfect Body of the Ultimate Man No access John Powers
  2. 2. Conflicted Hegemonies: The Buddha as Brahman and Warrior No access John Powers
  3. 3. Hybrid Masculinity: The Buddha as a New Type of Man No access John Powers
  4. 4. Marketing Strategies: The Creation of the Literary Figure ‘Buddha’ No access John Powers
  5. 5. Concluding Remarks No access John Powers
3. Renate Syed
  1. Renate Syed
    1. 1.1 Human, Worldly Masculinity No access Renate Syed
    2. 1.2 Human, Martial Masculinity No access Renate Syed
    3. 1.3 Human, Priestly Masculinity No access Renate Syed
    4. 1.4 Human, Ascetic Masculinity, or, more precisely, Human, Ascetic Non-Masculinity No access Renate Syed
  2. Renate Syed
    1. 2.1 Divine, Peaceful Masculinity No access Renate Syed
    2. 2.2 Divine, Martial Masculinity No access Renate Syed
    3. 2.3 Divine, Ambivalent Masculinity No access Renate Syed
    4. 2.4 Divine, Ascetic Masculinity No access Renate Syed
  3. 3. Masculinity in Danger: Wild Goddesses and Dangerous Women No access Renate Syed
  4. 4. Masculinity Today No access Renate Syed
1. Björn Krondorfer
  1. 1. God’s Veiled Sex and Men’s Non-Absence No access Björn Krondorfer
  2. 2. A Brief History of ‘Critical Men’s Studies in Religion’ No access Björn Krondorfer
  3. 3. On Male Imaginations and Gender Justice No access Björn Krondorfer
  4. 4. Testicular Logic and Sexualized Violence No access Björn Krondorfer
  5. 5. Outlook No access Björn Krondorfer
Acknowledgements No access Pages 301 - 302
Notes on Contributors No access Pages 303 - 304