Date of Award
2011
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Abstract
As the basis for major religions widely practiced in western cultures, the Pentateuch also has deeply influenced the structure of these societies. A short historical review demonstrates the secondary status women occupy in western cultures. This study focuses on uncovering the presumed existence of embedded patriarchal ideology within the Pentateuch's text. For the purpose of this study, the researcher draws on the Pentateuch as it appears in the King James Version of the Bible. By conducting an ideological rhetorical analysis of this text, this examination uncovers elements characteristic to patriarchal rhetoric promoting men's superiority and ideals as well as constricting and channeling women's identities. This ideology has contributed to depreciating women's status in western cultures, and awareness of its existence might help women in their struggle for equality.
Extent
vi, 129 p.
Recommended Citation
Mallen, Mihaela E., "ideological analysis of the rhetoric of patriarchy in the Pentateuch" (2011). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019. 304.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_6/304
Identifier
FADT3318672
Comments
by Mihaela E. Mallen.|Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2011.|Includes bibliography.|Electronic reproduction. Boca Raton, Fla., 200?. Mode of access: World Wide Web.|by Mihaela E. Mallen.