Woman in Russian thought
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This article by Maryse Dennes offers a synthesis of the representation of women in Russian religious thought, drawing on the works of Vladimir Soloviev, Nicolas Berdyaev, Paul Evdokimov, Pavel Florensky and Sergei Bulgakov. The study shows that the theme of woman occupies a central place in this tradition of thought, inseparable from its Orthodox Christian roots. The guiding idea is that it is precisely the deepening of Christian mysteries — the cult of the Theotokos, Mary's fiat and the notion of Sophia — that enabled Russian thinkers to develop a fundamentally positive image of woman, linked to the themes of creation, love and eschatology. The article makes a twofold contribution: it highlights the internal coherence of sophiology as a theological response to the question of the feminine, and it shows how this tradition constitutes an original alternative to Western feminisms, by grounding the dignity of woman in a theological anthropology rather than in political advocacy.
This article has not been translated yet — it is available in its French version here.
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