The Feminine Sacred: An Ontosociology of Woman as a Symbol

In contemporary development, feminism is divided into two major trends, that of difference and that of equality. The former tends to rely more on ontology and religious symbolism, and the latter on sociology and political praxis. This paper aims to show that this antagonism has as its background the...

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Main Author: Jacinto Choza
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Published: MDPI AG 2025-03-01
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description In contemporary development, feminism is divided into two major trends, that of difference and that of equality. The former tends to rely more on ontology and religious symbolism, and the latter on sociology and political praxis. This paper aims to show that this antagonism has as its background the complementarity and unity between both approaches, which are based on religious symbolism. Religious symbolism has both an ontological value and a sociological value, which give both internal consistency and external form to society.
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spelling doaj-art-e626c0e7c84c47b093a85f9d9f4848e52025-08-20T02:28:15ZengMDPI AGReligions2077-14442025-03-0116445010.3390/rel16040450The Feminine Sacred: An Ontosociology of Woman as a SymbolJacinto Choza0Department of Logic, Philosophy and Philosophy of Science, University of Seville, 41004 Sevilla, SpainIn contemporary development, feminism is divided into two major trends, that of difference and that of equality. The former tends to rely more on ontology and religious symbolism, and the latter on sociology and political praxis. This paper aims to show that this antagonism has as its background the complementarity and unity between both approaches, which are based on religious symbolism. Religious symbolism has both an ontological value and a sociological value, which give both internal consistency and external form to society.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/16/4/450mattermotherenergyPythagoreanismfeminism of differencequantum world
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The Feminine Sacred: An Ontosociology of Woman as a Symbol
Religions
matter
mother
energy
Pythagoreanism
feminism of difference
quantum world
title The Feminine Sacred: An Ontosociology of Woman as a Symbol
title_full The Feminine Sacred: An Ontosociology of Woman as a Symbol
title_fullStr The Feminine Sacred: An Ontosociology of Woman as a Symbol
title_full_unstemmed The Feminine Sacred: An Ontosociology of Woman as a Symbol
title_short The Feminine Sacred: An Ontosociology of Woman as a Symbol
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mother
energy
Pythagoreanism
feminism of difference
quantum world
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