Feminism in the study of religion : a reader
An anthology of seminal articles written by feminist scholars over a period of nearly 30 years which have had a major influence on the development of feminist theories of religion. The selected readings are wide-ranging in content and offer a multi-ethnic and multi-cultural perspective.
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XI, 700 p. ; 25 cm.
9780826447265, 9780826447272, 0826447260, 0826447279
851127614
Part 1 Undercurrents - intersections of feminist theoretical insights and feminist theory in religious studies: gender, power and miscommunication, Nancy Henley and Cheris Kramarae; is female to male as nature is to culture?, Sherry Ortner; family structures and feminine personality, Nancy Chodorow; in a different voice, Linda Kerber et al; the notion of difference for emerging womanist ethics, Joan Martin; of waters and women - the philosophy of Lucy Irigaray, Lynda Haas. Part 2 Women and religions: gender and power in the new religious movements, Janet Jacobs; the impact of the Islamic movement in Egypt, Hala Shukrallah; religion and feminism - a consideration of cultural constraints on Sri Lankan women, Thalatha Seneviratne and Jan Currie; non-literary evidence for Jewish women in Rome and Egypt, Ross Kraemer; childbirth as a religious experience?, Susan Sered; in the tracks of the Munga-Munga, Diane Bell. Part 3 Critical discourse - framing the challenges in feminist theory: beyond the "big three", Mary Maynard; conceptualizing "patriarchy", Bonnie Fox; black women, sexism and ra
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