What is the reason for the hostility toward women in most religions?
In Christianity, misogyny is baked into the creation myth (Eve eats forbidden fruit). The Greeks also believed that a woman, Pandora, introduced evil into the world. Christians could not believe Jesus was married, so Mary Magdalene becomes a whore. Patriarchal religions create a distrust of women which creates an avenue for their subjugation.
Control. 1) of the labour and produce of women. 2) of the offspring 3) ultimately of the society. Various studies are showing that the fastest way to reduce both poverty and birthrates is to educate women and girls. Equally there is a significant link between poverty and high levels of belief. So women free to participate equally in society fairly quickly lead to a loss of power and status for the priests.
Go Read the "Alphabet Vs The Goddess" by Leonard Shlain. Or, watch this lecture from him.
Thank you for this!! I don't have time to watch it now, but it is now on hold at my library!
Men innate fear of women... We bleed every month for most of our lives and do not die from it...scares men shitless...
Because Religions are controlled by Men, Power is The Great Corruptor.
Origin if patriarchy. Once we figured out the mechanics of reproduction and men understood that their mates' children were actually their own as well, women as reproductive objects were put under control. Lions figured this out much earlier. A lion taking over a pride kills the cubs and starts from scratch.
I have seen videos of lionesses killing the so called lion king.