Elisabet Le Roux, Sandra Iman Pertek

On the Significance of Religion in Violence Against Women and Girls (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

In this ground-breaking volume, the authors explore two sides of religion: the ways in which it contributes to violence against women and girls (VAWG) and the ways it counters it. Recognising the very real impact of religion on the lives of women and girls, it prioritises experiences and learnings from empirical research and of practitioners, and their activities at grassroots-level, to better understand the nature and root causes of VAWG. Drawing on research done in Christian and Muslim communities in various fragile settings with high religiosity, this book avoids simplistically assigning blame to any one religion, instead engaging with the commonalities of how religion and religious actors influence norms and behaviours that impact VAWG. If the sustainable development goal of ending all forms of VAWG is to be achieved, how should actors in the international development sector engage with religion and religious actors? This book unpacks the nature of religion and religious actors in relation to VAWG, with the aim of giving greater clarity on how to (and how not to) engage with this crucial issue.

Combining cutting-edge research with case studies and pragmatic recommendations for academics, policymakers and practitioners, this concise and easily accessible volume helps instigate discussion and engagement with the incredibly important relationships between religion and VAWG.

The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 194
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. November 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000811339
• Artikelnr.: 66381244

Autorenporträt

Elisabet le Roux is Research Director of the Unit for Religion and Development Research at Stellenbosch University, South Africa.

Sandra Iman Pertek is Research Fellow at the University of Birmingham, UK, and gender specialist in humanitarian, development and forced displacement settings.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I: Introduction 1. Why religion matters in violence against women and
girls: an introduction Part II: Religion contributing to violence against
women and girls 2. Orientation: The role of religion in contributing to
violence against women and girls and its consequences 3. A Christian
perspective: religion contributing to violence against women and girls and
its consequences 4. A Muslim perspective: religion as intersecting risk in
violence against women and girls 5. Joint reflections on religion
contributing to violence against women and girls Part III: Religion
countering violence against women and girls 6. Orientation: The role of
religion in countering violence against women and girls 7. A Christian
perspective: drawing on religion to prevent and respond to violence against
women and girls 8. A Muslim perspective: religion as protective resource in
violence against women and girls 9. Joint reflections on religion
countering violence against women and girls Part IV: Looking to the future
10. Now what? Implications for researchers, policy makers and
practitioners. Index