Thus, for instance, the philosophes of the secular Enlightenment (overwhelmingly male) frequently disparaged women as weak and emotional, and
in seeking to restore an
ancient, «classical» model of
society undermined the rights women had enjoyed since the Middle Ages (a
process which culminated
in the laws of the Code Napoleon, promulgated
in 1804).
In his words, «The Kingdom of God as a process of open commenssality, of a nondiscriminating table depicting in miniature a nondiscriminating society, clashes fundamentally with honor and shame, those basic values of ancient Mediterranean culture and society» (Crossan: 70).&raqu
In his words, «The Kingdom of God as a
process of open commenssality, of a nondiscriminating table depicting
in miniature a nondiscriminating society, clashes fundamentally with honor and shame, those basic values of ancient Mediterranean culture and society» (Crossan: 70).&raqu
in miniature a nondiscriminating
society, clashes fundamentally with honor and shame, those basic values of
ancient Mediterranean culture and
society» (Crossan: 70).»