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ymetca

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4. There's a lot of writing on this subject

Reply to walkingman (Original post)

Thu Feb 10, 2022, 04:50 PM

Feb 2022

but the basic idea is that monotheism is "phallic", as opposed to polytheism, or pantheistic religions, which are more polymorphous in their relationship to gender roles.

Elaine Pagels is a good writer to start with, if you want more information.

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