ABSTRACT
Mary Daly is a unique and lyrical feminist theorist who has recreated herself several times. One of the first strong voices in feminist theology in the 1960s, she left the Catholic Church, became a radical feminist, and wrote several influential books in feminist theory. Daly's 1968 critique of the Catholic Church, The Church and the Second Sex, invited the Church to transcend its 'archaic heritage', and asked men and women to work together in partnership to transcend sexual differentiation. Among the basic feminist issues are: the role, status and representation of women in the history and practice of western art-dance forms, such as ballet, modern and postmodern dance. Analysis of sexism in evolutionary theory has focused on recent sociobiology - the study of animal societies and evolution; this theory became particularly controversial when applied to human societies. As historian and storyteller, Davis illuminates a vexing quandary of historical inquiry.
