Discuss how religion and/or scripture support the patriarchal regime in Gilead, using this quote from The Handmaid's Tale as a starting point.

This passage demonstrates an approach common to authoritarian regimes: the establishment of one universal ideological perspective to guide all of society's functions and infrastructure. By isolating the scripture from those the administration of Gilead wants to oppress, they force oppressed classes to trust in the authority of those who do have the ability to deliver the scripture to them. This perceived authority reinforces the power of the ruling class, and it also elevates those who possess it to a perceived spiritual tier above those who can't access the material firsthand. In a sense, they might be seen by those underneath them as "closer to God." This would make the very pious members of Gilead much more likely to obey and respect them without question. This authority and uniformity also cuts down on conflict and debate over the source material, which—if you're the oppressor—is especially important of a book as broad and multifaceted as the Bible. Throughout history, religious scholars, theologians, and secular readers alike have interpreted the text an infinite number of ways, and there still isn't a formal consensus among them. One might glean very different information from a feminist analysis of the Bible than someone else would from a Marxist interpretation, and both would probably be different still from the conclusions drawn by a utilitarian. In a society like Gilead, where the uniform and rigid interpretation of information is key to the oppression of the masses, open dialogue is a liability—if the disenfranchised have the freedom to thoughtfully examine the material guiding society's rules, they may challenge the state's interpretation of that material. If they do, they may object to the legal and logistical implementations of that interpretation. If they do that, it becomes much harder for the state to maintain order—the people might resist in small ways, or they might organize a formal resistance.

讨论宗教和/或经文支持基列父权制,使用引文伴娘故事起步点

圣经锁住人曾经把茶锁住是一个燃烧装置:谁知道我们用它做成什么,如果我们有手呢?我们可以读取它,由他读取,但我们无法读取。” 伴娘故事,p.98年)

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句子显示专制政体常用方法:建立普世思想视角指导社会所有功能和基础设施

将经文与Gilead政府想压迫者隔离开来,迫使受压迫阶级信任那些做者的权威

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有能力交付经文感知权威强化统治阶级的权力, 并提升拥有者到感知精神层次比无法直接访问素材者高从某种意义上讲,下层人可能视之为“向神告密者 ” 。这将使Gilead最虔诚成员更容易毫无疑义地顺从和尊重

权威和一致性还减少了冲突和对源材料的辩论 ——如果你是压迫者的话 ——对像圣经这样广度多维的书来说特别重要在整个历史中,宗教学者、神学学者和世俗阅读者都以无限数方式解释文本,他们之间仍然没有正式共识。从女权分析《圣经》中获取的信息可能与从马克思主义解释中获取的信息大相径庭,两者都可能与从实用论者得出的结论大相径庭。

Gilead这样的社会对信息统一僵化解释是压倒大众的关键,公开对话是一种责任-如果被剥夺者有自由深思熟虑地审查材料引导社会规则,他们可能会质疑国家对该材料的解释。果真如此,它们可反对从法律和后勤上实现解释if they do说到,国家越难维护秩序-人民可能小方式抵抗或组织形式抵抗

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