Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site osiris.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!ihnp4!houxm!whuxl!whuxlm!akgua!sdcsvax!dcdwest!ittvax!decvax!genrad!panda!talcott!harvard!seismo!umcp-cs!aplvax!osiris!jcp From: jcp@osiris.UUCP (Jody Patilla) Newsgroups: net.women,net.religion,net.books Subject: Re: Law and Christianity (sort of) Message-ID: <155@osiris.UUCP> Date: Wed, 27-Feb-85 10:32:03 EST Article-I.D.: osiris.155 Posted: Wed Feb 27 10:32:03 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 3-Mar-85 03:25:31 EST References: <249@cmu-cs-k.ARPA> <3299@umcp-cs.UUCP> <5077@utzoo.UUCP> <2389@nsc.UUCP> <700@ccice5.UUCP> Organization: Johns Hopkins Hospital Lines: 36 Xref: watmath net.women:4565 net.religion:5808 net.books:1529 > > > > In Gyn/Ecology by Mary Daly a clear line of evolution is shown from the > > burning of millions of women in Europe, through the female mutilations of > > the 19th Century, up to the lobotomies and shock treatments of today. > > > > Richard Mateosian > > {allegra,cbosgd,decwrl,hplabs,ihnp4,seismo}!nsc!srm nsc!srm@decwrl.ARPA > > I have never heard of this book or author, but I am interested because of > what you didn't say here. MILLIONS of women were burned as witches or > whatever in Europe? Female mutilations; is this like foot-binding or is > there more? Are you saying lobotomies and shock treatment are used to > torture (for pleasure or control) women? I really am interested in more > detail. If my slightly slanted questions received affirmative answers, I > would like to know what evidence (FACTS) the author gives. It seems a > cover-up of this proportion would be near impossible [:-/-)]. > I am assuming that what is referred to here is the various means exercised by male-dominated social heirarchies to discourage or control women through the years. The Malleus Mallifactorum (sp ?), the "Hammer of Witches", is one of the most misogynous books i have ever read. It is obvious tha the authors hated and feared women and did everything in their power to keep women from having any power in society. On a modern level, it seems that psychiatrists have become the new witch-hunters. It is much easier to put women away than men, for example. For an excellent book on the subject, I suggest Dr. Phyllis Chesler's "Women and Madness". You might find it a good introduction to the subject if you object to more overtly feminist books like Daly's "Gyn/Ecology". -- jcpatilla "'Get stuffed !', the Harlequin replied ..."