Women's deities in the religions of the Abrahamic tradition

Authors

  • Н. І. Недзельська

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32420/2001.19.1159

Abstract

It is not objectionable in modern science that the woman was deified earlier than her husband, and the sacred books of religions of the Abrahamic tradition capture the next stage of society's development: the transition to a new way of farming and the rule of man in all spheres of life. Judaism and Islam did not recognize the cult of the goddesses and always struggled with it. For the Jews, Yahweh (or Yahweh) was both a patron of women. In Judaism, a woman does not actively participate in religious life. It is not necessary here, because its vital activity is itself a religious one. The functions of a woman in a family are identical to religious service. Each Jewish woman is a Goddess. Like God, she creates a man and she is unnecessary intercessor to the outside world. A man has to pray for her, for she is, by his very nature, the leader of the will of God.

Published

02.10.2001

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How to Cite

“Women’s deities in the religions of the Abrahamic tradition” (2001) Ukrainian Religious Studies, (19), pp. 15–23. doi:10.32420/2001.19.1159.

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