Carol P. Christ explains the effect symbols have on females. She claims the symbol of a female Goddess does much in the way of helping women overcome their feelings of shame and doubt towards their own body and soul. Christ says the symbol of the male God undermines women deeply, and it hinders them from growth because they feel subconsciously they are not worthy.
Christ has some interesting points about the symbolism, but it mostly sounds like excuses for women's behavior. The idea Christ has about how symbols effect the subconscious is interesting. She says the male God of Judaism and Christianity serves as a symbol that degrades the female psyche. It is easy to conceptualize the idea and the effect, however, just because the concept makes sense does not mean it actually happens in such a manner.
Many women do not feel inferior because of the idea of a male God. They understand God is many things, and is never only one. Christ makes a very true point when she tells that religion has a strong hold on the deep psyches. However, when she says, "Feminists cannot afford to leave religion in the hands of the father," she makes an eccentric notation for an eccentric group.
It may be accurate that the concept of a male God offends and thus deeply wounds Feminist groups, but they cannot compromise their fate in heaven because of a conception they have towards men.
Women must realize the vital role they play in the human race, and accept God as he is, rather than changing him to please their self-conscious nature. I n a yearly festival celebrating goddess Gangamma in the south Indian city of Tirupati, men assume the form of women.
While goddess worship is meaningful in areas of this predominantly Hindu country, is it a practice that empowers girls? Although its impact was not measured, the posters highlighted the contrast between deity worship and the treatment of girls and women in modern-day India, where a high female infanticide rate exists and , incidents of crimes against women were reported in An ancient tradition in India and Nepal enforces that relationship and carefully selects pre-pubescent girls as incarnations of a goddess.
But in Nepal, where goddess worship is also prevalent, she is isolated from society, taking her daily seat at the temple to be worshipped by locals as well as royalty. Once she reaches puberty, another chosen girl replaces her. However, some NGOs find that religion is used to excuse or veil negative cultural norms. The age-old Indian devadasi practice dedicates young girls to the goddess Yellamma, who are then unable to marry and forced into prostitution.
Because of its religious connotations, those who participate see it as a privilege. Ramesh says the findings drew the attention of the Indian government and led to its ban in Although this reduced its prevalence, she says it continues to operate in villages. Pathfinder International recognises the importance of engaging with the wider community, including opening dialogues with religious leaders from different faiths as well as Hinduism.
Some young women feel that goddesses are not fit to serve their modern purposes. Usha Vishwakarma, 25, leads a teenage martial arts girls group called Red Brigade in Lucknow, who bravely patrol the streets and ward off men seen to be harassing women.
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