The present article explores the relationship of silences, as vocal and non-vocal bodily practices, to forms of power in religion and work. More specifically, it focuses on Filipina domestic workers in Greece who are members of Iglesia ni Cristo, an independent Filipino church. In the hierarchical contexts of the church and paid domestic work, where the church expands its influence, silence is a dominant embodied religious ethos, an ideal behavior for female workers and an expression of obedience. This silence enhances women’s subordination resulting in strict power relationships. Silencing the body, however, is also an agential practice of Filipina immigrants themselves, a tool to transform power relationships into more reciprocal ones. By reflective and unreflective practices of bodily silence, migrant Filipinas reverse subjection, transform the power relationships in which they are involved and attribute to them a more relational character.
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机译：本文探讨了有声和无声身体实践的沉默与宗教和工作中的权力形式之间的关系。更具体地说，它重点关注希腊的菲律宾家庭佣工，他们是独立的菲律宾教会Iglesia ni Cristo的成员。在教会和有偿家务劳动的等级制度下，教会扩大了影响力，沉默是一种占主导地位的体现的宗教风气，是女工的理想行为，也是一种顺从的表现。这种沉默增强了女性的从属地位，导致了严格的权力关系。然而，使身体沉默也是菲律宾移民本身的一种代理作法，这是一种将权力关系转变为相互关系的工具。通过身体沉默的反思性和非反思性实践，移民菲律宾人扭转了主观观感，改变了他们所参与的权力关系，并赋予他们更多的关系性。
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