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Women in New Religions

Author : Laura Vance
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 1479847992
Total Pages : 199 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (798 download)

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Download or read book Women in New Religions written by Laura Vance and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2015-03-13 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An in-depth history of selected New Religions that highlights the roles of women in their founding and continual practice Women in New Religions offers an engaging look at women’s evolving place in the birth and development of new religious movements. It focuses on four disparate new religions—Mormonism, Seventh-day Adventism, The Family International, and Wicca—to illuminate their implications for gender socialization, religious leadership and participation, sexuality, and family ideals. Religious worldviews and gender roles interact with one another in complicated ways. This is especially true within new religions, which frequently set roles for women in ways that help the movements to define their boundaries in relation to the wider society. As new religious movements emerge, they often position themselves in opposition to dominant society and concomitantly assert alternative roles for women. But these religions are not monolithic: rather than defining gender in rigid and repressive terms, new religions sometimes offer possibilities to women that are not otherwise available. Vance traces expectations for women as the religions emerge, and transformation of possibilities and responsibilities for women as they mature. Weaving theory with examination of each movement’s origins, history, and beliefs and practices, this text contextualizes and situates ideals for women in new religions. The book offers an accessible analysis of the complex factors that influence gender ideology and its evolution in new religious movements, including the movements’ origins, charismatic leadership and routinization, theology and doctrine, and socio-historical contexts. It shows how religions shape definitions of women’s place in a way that is informed by response to social context, group boundaries, and identity.

Theory of Women in Religions

Author : Catherine Wessinger
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 1479809462
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (798 download)

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Download or read book Theory of Women in Religions written by Catherine Wessinger and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2020-12-01 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introduction to the study of women in diverse religious cultures While women have made gains in equality over the past two centuries, equality for women in many religious traditions remains contested throughout the world. In the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints women are not ordained as priests. In areas of Pakistan and Afghanistan under Taliban occupation girls and women students and their teachers risk their lives to go to school. And in Sri Lanka, fully ordained Buddhist nuns are denied the government identity cards that recognize them as citizens. Is it possible to create families, societies, and religions in which women and men are equal? And if so, what are the factors that promote equality? Theory of Women in Religions offers an economic model to shed light on the forces that have impacted the respective statuses of women and men from the earliest developmental stages of society through the present day. Catherine Wessinger integrates data and theories from anthropology, archaeology, sociology, history, gender studies, and psychology into a concise history of religions introduction to the complex relationships between gender and religion. She argues that socio-economic factors that support specific gender roles, in conjunction with religious norms and ideals, have created a gendered division of labor that both directly and indirectly reinforces gender inequality. Yet she also highlights how as the socio-economic situation is changing religion is being utilized to support the transition toward women’s equality, noting the ways in which many religious representations of gender change over time.

Women and Religion

Author : Marianne Ferguson
Publisher : Pearson
ISBN 13 : 9780023370014
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Women and Religion written by Marianne Ferguson and published by Pearson. This book was released on 1995 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book provides a balanced presentation of the global religious contributions of women. The book covers the religious experience of women from primal societies to modern day. Includes religious writings and practices from Hindu, Buddhist, Chinese, Japanese, Traditional African, Native American, Jewish, Christian, and Islamic communities.

Encyclopedia of Women and Religion in North America, Set

Author : Rosemary Skinner Keller
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 0253346851
Total Pages : 1443 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (533 download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of Women and Religion in North America, Set written by Rosemary Skinner Keller and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2006-04-19 with total page 1443 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fundamental and well-illustrated reference collection for anyone interested in the role of women in North American religious life.

Women in Religion

Author : Mary Pat Fisher
Publisher : Longman Publishing Group
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Women in Religion written by Mary Pat Fisher and published by Longman Publishing Group. This book was released on 2007 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using extracts, original interviews, and biographies of women past and present, this accessible book makes women's religious experiences and actions come to life in all their richness and variety.

Women in Religion

Author : Jean Holm
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1441120599
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (411 download)

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Download or read book Women in Religion written by Jean Holm and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The place of women in the religions, both as expressed in the classical writings and as experienced in life, is carefully considered in this book. It deals with what part women can and/or do play in religious institutions; how relevant religion is to their general role in society; and the significance of cultural influences for attitudes to women within the religious traditions.Addressing important issues of the day, this series examines how each of the eight major religions approaches a particular theme. Constructed to be comparative, the books are both authoritative and accessible. Each chapter is followed by a selected bibliography. This book is ideal for undergraduate students.

Women in World Religions

Author : Arvind Sharma
Publisher : SUNY Press
ISBN 13 : 9780887063749
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (637 download)

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Download or read book Women in World Religions written by Arvind Sharma and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 1987-01-01 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a book by women about women in the religions of the world. It presents all the basic facts and ideological issues concerning the position of women in the major religious traditions of humanity: Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Taoism, and tribal religions. A special feature of the book is its phenomenological approach, wherein scholars examine sacred textual materials. Each contributor not only studies her religion from within, but also studies it from her own feminine perspective. Each is an adept historian of religions, who grounds her analysis in publicly verifiable facts. The book strikes a delicate balance between hard fact and delicate perception, the best tradition of phenomenology and the history of religions. It also demonstrates how much religions may vary over time. Contributors are Katherine K. Young, Associate Professor of Religious Studies at McGill University; Nancy Schuster Barnes, whose Ph.D. is in Sanskrit and Indian Studies; M. Theresa Kelleher, Assistant Professor of Religion and Asian Studies at Manhattanville College; Barbara Reed, Assistant Professor of Religion at St. Olaf College; Denise L. Carmody, Professor and Chair, Department of Religion, The University of Tulsa. Also Jane I. Smith, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Lecturer in Islamic Studies at Harvard Divinity School; Rosemary Radford Ruether, Georgia Harkness Professor of Applied Theology at the Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary; Rita M. Gross, Associate Professor of Comparative Religions at the University of Wisconsin, Eau Clair.

Women and World Religions

Author : Denise Lardner Carmody
Publisher : Prentice Hall
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book Women and World Religions written by Denise Lardner Carmody and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 1989 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exploration of the impact that religious experience, symbols, doctrines, and rituals have had on women worldwide -- from Buddhism to Catholicism.

Women's Roles in Religion

Author : Marcia Amidon Lusted
Publisher : ABDO
ISBN 13 : 9781616135270
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (352 download)

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Download or read book Women's Roles in Religion written by Marcia Amidon Lusted and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2010-09-01 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title gives readers a deeper look at the arguments surrounding women's roles in religion. Readers will learn the history of women in religion and an overview of women in Protestantism, Catholicism, Judaism, Islam, and alternative religions. Color photos and informative sidebars accompany easy-to-follow text. Features include a table of contents, timeline, facts, additional resources, web sites, a glossary, a bibliography, and an index. Essential Viewpoints is a series in Essential Library, an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.

Today's Woman in World Religions

Author : Arvind Sharma
Publisher : SUNY Press
ISBN 13 : 9780791416877
Total Pages : 476 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (168 download)

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Download or read book Today's Woman in World Religions written by Arvind Sharma and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 1994-01-01 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines how the women's movement is affecting traditional religions and civilizations throughout the world. It reviews cases of global impact in Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and Australian aboriginal religion. This volume completes the trilogy devoted to women in world religions, edited by Arvind Sharma. The second book in the series is entitled Religion and Women. The present work surveys the position of women in the religious traditions covered in the first volume of the trilogy, Women in World Religions, placing these traditions in contemporary context.

Women and World Religions

Author : Lucinda J. Peach
Publisher : Pearson
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 414 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book Women and World Religions written by Lucinda J. Peach and published by Pearson. This book was released on 2002 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book features a number of different articles and essays that focus on women as active agents of their spiritual lives--a topic that is often overlooked in most other world religion books. It explores how women from many parts of the world have thought about, acted, and have been treated as members of a religious tradition. Investigates how women of a variety of religious traditions (e.g., Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, Christianity, etc.) practice their religion, how their beliefs differ from men, and how they have carved out their own place within their religious tradition. For anyone interested in how women are shaped by and how they shape the various world religions.

Women, Gender, Religion

Author : E. Castelli
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137048301
Total Pages : 552 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (37 download)

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Download or read book Women, Gender, Religion written by E. Castelli and published by Springer. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This up-to-date and forward-looking collection of essays on gender and religion fills a crucial gap. Interdisciplinary and multi-traditional, this volume highlights the contributions that different disciplinary approaches make to feminist/gender studies and religion. Designed for the classroom, the Reader simultaneously assesses the state of the field and raises questions for further inquiry and investigation.

Women and Religion

Author : Judith Plaskow
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Women and Religion written by Judith Plaskow and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Encyclopedia of Women and Religion in North America: Women and religion: methods of study and reflection

Author : Rosemary Skinner Keller
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780253346865
Total Pages : 564 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (468 download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of Women and Religion in North America: Women and religion: methods of study and reflection written by Rosemary Skinner Keller and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fundamental and well-illustrated reference collection for anyone interested in the role of women in North American religious life.

Religion and Sexism

Author : Rosemary Radford Ruether
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 157910116X
Total Pages : 355 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (791 download)

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Download or read book Religion and Sexism written by Rosemary Radford Ruether and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 1998-07-09 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These essays attempt to fill a growing need for a more exact idea of the role of religion, specifically in the Judaeo-Christian tradition, in shaping the traditional cultural images that have degraded and suppressed women. This book provides, in the compass of a single work, a glimpse of the history of the relationship of patriarchal religion to feminine imagery and to the actual psychic and social self-images of women.

The Religious Imagination of American Women

Author : Mary Farrell Bednarowski
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 025321338X
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (532 download)

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Book Synopsis The Religious Imagination of American Women by : Mary Farrell Bednarowski

Download or read book The Religious Imagination of American Women written by Mary Farrell Bednarowski and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 1999-10-22 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Explores five ideas that animate the theological imagination of women in religious communities throughout America: ambivalence toward tradition; the immanence, or indwelling, of the divine; the sacredness of the ordinary and the ordinariness of the sacred; the vision of the universe as a web of relationships; and healing as a central function of religion"--back cover.

Women and Religion in the West

Author : Sonya Sharma
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134773242
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (347 download)

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Download or read book Women and Religion in the West written by Sonya Sharma and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-02-11 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is the relationship between women and secularization? In the West, women are abandoning traditional religion. Yet they continue to make up the majority of religious adherents. Accounting for this seeming paradox is the focus of this volume. If women undergird the foundations of religion but are leaving in large numbers, why are they leaving? Where are they going? What are they doing? And what's happening to those who remain? Women and Religion in the West addresses a neglected yet crucial issue within the debate on religious belonging and departure: the role of women in and out of religion and spirituality. Beginning with an analysis of the relationship between gender and secularization, the book moves its focus to in-depth examination of women's experiences based on data from key recent qualitative work on women and religion. This volume addresses not only women's place in and out of Christianity (the normal focus of secularization theories) but also alternative spiritualities and Islam, asking how questions of secularization differ between faith systems. This book offers students and scholars of religion, sociology, and women's studies, as well as interested general readers, an accessible work on the religiosity of western women and contributes fresh analyses of the rapidly shifting terrain of contemporary religion and spirituality.