Feminist spiritualities, gender equality and sustainable development: The possibilities of a countermovement by N. Swanepoel, T. van Wyk

“…This “voice” implied recognition and authority, to a certain degree, in a patriarchal-oriented reality. In this regard, feminist spirituality became a vehicle for women to authorise their own religious and spiritual contributions and insights. …”
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Les documents copto-arabes dans les archives chrétiennes d’Éthiopie : de rares témoins de l’autorité épiscopale (XIVe-XVe s.) by Anaïs Wion

“…From the fourth century until the middle of the twentieth century, its metropolitan bishops were appointed by the Patriarchal See of Alexandria. Three Copto-Arabic documents, issued between 1375 and 1424 by Egyptian bishops in Ethiopia, provide a better understanding of the power relation issues between the Coptic episcopate, the Ethiopian political power, and the powerful monastic networks of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. …”
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Iterativity, agency, and feminism in the Hindu Tij songs of Nepal by Basanti Timalsina, Victoria L. Bergvall

“…However, some recent songs and videos exploit the iterativity of language and new media to position women instead as powerful agents to choose partners (or not), pursue education and economic freedom, and join collectively to choose women’s empowerment and rebel against patriarchal religious expectations. Tij songs thus provide evolving, iterative models for feminist agency for women in Nepal and elsewhere.…”
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Oppression of Women in Assia Djebar’s So Vast The Prison by Gönül Bakay

“…The power of conservative (patriarchal) ideology is manifested in almost every aspect of women’s lives. …”
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<i>Armastus, Andestus, Alandlikkus</i>: The Rediscovery of the Orthodox Christianity in Post-Soviet Estonia by Milena Benovska-Sabkova

“…The aim of the present article is to outline some of the basic characteristics of the post-Soviet ‘renaissance’ of the Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church (under jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople), for example the conversion from Lutheranism to Orthodox Christianity and the processes of rediscovery, reinvention and ‘Estonianisation’ of Orthodox Christianity. …”
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Was Sor Juana a Sphinx? Monstrosity and the Poetics of Dedication in Her Transoceanic Enigmas by Víctor Sierra Matute

“…Through this gesture, Sor Juana appropriates and challenges patriarchal narratives that labeled her as a “monster” due to her perceived exceptionalism. …”
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Masculinity and Femininity in the Qur’an: Reflections on the Personalities of the Prophet Muhammad and Siti Khadijah by Moh Soim, Zein Fuady, Muhammad Zahid

“…This study focuses on the masculine and feminine traits in which many patriarchal societies view men as superior to women, even though this is not the case in teachings. …”
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Latina Community College Presidents: Drawing from Cultural Intuition to Disrupt Leadership Norms in Higher Education by Cynthia Estrada, Eric R. Felix, Erin Nicole Reyes Vedar, Elizabeth Jimenez Perez

“…Guided by a Chicana Feminist conceptual framework, we examined the tools, strategies, and assets that Latina presidents possess to persist as higher education leaders within a white patriarchal dominant culture. As a research collective, we conducted platicas as a Chicana Feminist methodology with five Latina community college presidents in California. …”
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Miss-represented by Pontsho Pilane, Mehita Iqani

“…The (albeit unsurprising) failure of Glamour magazine to adequately represent a diversity of black femininities is theorised as a result of pervasive neo-liberal, racist and patriarchal structures of power in post-apartheid South Africa. …”
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PERPETUATION OF RADICAL IDEOLOGY: DEPERSONALIZATION AND AGENCY OF WOMEN AFTER THE BANNING OF HIZBUT TAHRIR INDONESIA by Inayah Rohmaniyah

“…This process gained legitimacy from religious understanding, especially related to belief in the concept of fatalistic destiny, which has contributed to the perpetuation of patriarchal interpretation. Their determination to hold the Taqiyuddin an-Nabhani book as a single source of teachings has contributed effectively in strengthening the process of depersonalization. …”
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Advancing Gender Equality in Muslim Leadership by Fatima Essop

“…By drawing on egalitarian interpretations of Islamic traditions, historical examples of women's scholarly contributions in Islam, and contemporary global practices of women's religious leadership, the article challenges entrenched patriarchal interpretations that restrict women's roles. …”
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<i>The Woman as Wolf</i> (AT 409): Some Interpretations of a Very Estonian Folk Tale by Merili Metsvahi

“…The author states that the plot and some of the motifs found in this folk tale reflect the difficulties women had in submitting to the norms and values of patriarchal order within their society.…”
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The Mystery of the Past Haunts Again: Jane Eyre and Eugenie Marlitt’s Die zweite Frau by Ivonne Defant

“…Rochester, has become the metaphor of a feminine place of imprisonment and,at the same time, of rebellion against patriarchal rules.About thirty years after Jane Eyre, another woman writer published a book which evokes the haunting atmosphere of the Thornfield Hall theme, i.e., the German writer Eugenie Marlitt, the author of Die zweite Frau ( The second wife, 1874).Interestingly, Marlitt seems to recapture, while rewriting it, the character of Bertha within the context of German domestic fiction. …”
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Matriarchal Space and Formation of Identity in Moll Flanders by Berkem Sağlam

“…Despite the indisputable dominancy of men in both the external and internal sphere at this time, the women in this text seem to enjoy spaces in which they can establish their own authority, although these may not be as easily identifiable as the well-established patriarchal norms. This paper aims to discuss the public and private spaces governed by women in Moll Flanders and to analyse how this use of space and place contributes to Moll’s formation of identity as a strong and liberated woman.…”
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Roaring Youth Subculture as Street Gang in A Clockwork Orange by F. Berna Uysal

“…The youth subcultures aim to shatter the predetermined and inherited notions, that are patriarchal, restrictor and discriminator, in the public sphere therefore they are mostly found violent, rebellious and peevish. …”
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‘Laugh a defiance, Laugh in hope’: Suffrage Comedy and Humour as Political Protest by Eleanor Stewart

“…By doing so, the playwrights overturn stereotypes and challenge the conventional gender power dynamics of a patriarchal society in which men dictated laughter. …”
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Understanding and addressing gender-based violence in Eswatini by Phumuzani Mpofu, Siphiwe Hlobsile Tfwala

“…Study recommends that government in collaboration with stakeholders must establish educational programs and guidelines to fight GBV, improve psycho-social support, strengthen recreational systems, implement programs that focus on poverty alleviation and economic empowerment, decolonization of patriarchal cultural practices and develop awareness programs about issues faced by GBV survivors. …”
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Examine languagealitys effects in Fereshteha khodkoshi kardand's by Mehrdad Zarei, esmat khoeini

“…In the morphology part, the deviation that Mousavi has done under the influence of Barahani in the field of Letters and compounds has been examined and in the syntax section of the deconstructions that have taken place as a result of escape from patriarchal syntax and launcher displacements application are explained. …”
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Indonesian Baha’i Community’s Perspective on Gender Equality by Samsul Hidayat

“…This is because the people in Indonesia observe to a patriarchal ideology which considers men to be superior and versatile while women are weak and marginalized in terms of social situation. …”
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"Mouth !" : voix et lieux du pouvoir dans Norma Rae de Martin Ritt (1979) by Corinne Oster

“…Finally, how is her (new) power presented, and to what extent can it be analyzed as a threat to the patriarchal order?…”
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