Sovereign of Herself: Women's Narratives of Lived Atheism'
In most western societies the number of female non-believers is growing and atheism has become one manifestation of nonreligion among many (Pew Forum, 2015). However, little is known about female atheists. This article fills the gap by providing the voices of a small percentage of women who consider...
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| Τύπος μέσου: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Άρθρο |
| Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
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[2018]
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Secularism and Nonreligion
Έτος: 2018, Τόμος: 7, Σελίδες: 1-11 |
| Τυποποιημένες (ακολουθίες) λέξεων-κλειδιών: | B
Atheism
/ Woman
/ Everyday life
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| Σημειογραφίες IxTheo: | AB Φιλοσοφία της θρησκείας, Κριτική της θρησκείας, Αθεϊσμός AG Θρησκευτική ζωή, Υλική θρησκεία |
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| Σύνοψη: | In most western societies the number of female non-believers is growing and atheism has become one manifestation of nonreligion among many (Pew Forum, 2015). However, little is known about female atheists. This article fills the gap by providing the voices of a small percentage of women who consider themselves practising' but not active' atheists. Through a sociological analysis of qualitative interviews with twenty self-identified atheist women I argue for the importance of researching the mundane aspects of female atheism which often fall under the radar when scholars focus predominantly on the vocal and politically active atheists. Lived atheism' comprises small and seemingly insignificant actions and utterances which structure atheist women's lives and contribute to the creation of new worldviews, symbols, and reflexive strategies. Micro-actions triggered by religious content, symbols and utterances, found in the nominally secular fabric of everyday life, add up to novel forms of gendered agency which is markedly different to outspoken activist atheism, and yet not the same as agnosticism, pure indifference, or none-ism'. By examining atheist flashpoints' - moments when dormant atheist convictions come to the surface - I demonstrate how women practice everyday atheism' as they navigate personal and public spaces. |
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| ISSN: | 2053-6712 |
| Περιλαμβάνει: | Enthalten in: Secularism and Nonreligion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.5334/snr.88 |