Language, gender and religion : an investigation into some genderspecific issues in religious texts and the impact of language on the role of woman i…

2011

Masteroppgave i engelsk- Universitetet i Agder 2011 The thesis begins by providing background information about the concept of gender within the linguistic, feminist and religious context. Possible definitions of the difference between sex and gender are offered and the position of gender issues in the realm of language is discussed. In continuation an introduction to religious feminism and its different types is given. Before the discussion of the core of the thesis, a presentation of the research investigation included in this work is given. Its aim and methods applied are elaborated. The central part of the thesis can be divided into four parts which are interconnected. First, different …