tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post6853728764766537822..comments2024-03-26T11:33:59.219-06:00Comments on Religion in American History: Warrior Wives and Evangelical Gender NormsPaul Harveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13881964303772343114noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-8432417428790340462014-11-18T01:07:08.946-07:002014-11-18T01:07:08.946-07:00Thanks for the comment and reading recommendations...Thanks for the comment and reading recommendations, JW - very helpful. I agree that the warrior wives aren't directly challenging traditional gender roles. But there's something in the fact that evangelicals are using "warrior" as a gender-neutral term -- that's something you wouldn't have seen 50 years ago among american evangelicals. Seth Dowlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00781594228877907212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-84543669703269414012014-11-15T18:25:33.588-07:002014-11-15T18:25:33.588-07:00I don't think that evangelicals seeing women i...I don't think that evangelicals seeing women in more modern roles signifies a change away from traditionalist gender roles. In fact, in some ways it can reinforce them. Evangelical women are "their women", the ones who are pre-vetted. Thus you can make some exceptions to the general rules. This article immediately reminded me of a former professor's work on the Serbian Radical Party (SRS), a right-wing traditionalist party that had both modern and traditional views of women's roles. Men are always called to a virtuous past, which allows leaders to appeal to nostalgia in their quest for traditional roles. So, in some ways, the traditional angle is well covered. Anyone interested should read the article, "Boys Must be Boys: Gender and the Serbian Radical Party, 1991-2000" by Carol S. Lilly and J. Irvine. Also I'd add that the idea of "Warrior Wives" isn't as redefining as it seems. It's similar to the phenomenon of "Warrior Mothers", the ones who raise up the sons for battle and shame men into taking on traditionalist roles. The role (and metaphor) evoke very traditional gender norms. There's lots of great feminist literature on this, <i>Maneuvers</i> by Cynthia Enloe is a great place to start.Justin M. Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13656713121677988203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-78575538262398857542014-11-15T18:24:50.470-07:002014-11-15T18:24:50.470-07:00I don't think that evangelicals seeing women i...I don't think that evangelicals seeing women in more modern roles signifies a change away from traditionalist gender roles. In fact, in some ways it can reinforce them. Evangelical women are "their women", the ones who are pre-vetted. Thus you can make some exceptions to the general rules. This article immediately reminded me of a former professor's work on the Serbian Radical Party (SRS), a right-wing traditionalist party that had both modern and traditional views of women's roles. Men are always called to a virtuous past, which allows leaders to appeal to nostalgia in their quest for traditional roles. So, in some ways, the traditional angle is well covered. Anyone interested should read the article, "Boys Must be Boys: Gender and the Serbian Radical Party, 1991-2000" by Carol S. Lilly and J. Irvine. Also I'd add that the idea of "Warrior Wives" isn't as redefining as it seems. It's similar to the phenomenon of "Warrior Mothers", the ones who raise up the sons for battle and shame men into taking on traditionalist roles. The role (and metaphor) evoke very traditional gender norms. There's lots of great feminist literature on this, <i>Maneuvers</i> by Cynthia Enloe is a great place to start.Justin M. Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13656713121677988203noreply@blogger.com