Religion and WomenArvind Sharma SUNY Press, 1 בינו׳ 1994 - 291 עמודים This book discusses the position of women in the Native American, African, Shinto, Jaina, Zoroastrian, Sikh, and Baha i faiths for the first time in a single volume, and evolves a conceptual framework within which their positions could be comprehensively considered. The contributing scholars provide an enlarged database for a more thorough discussion of the questions pertaining to women and religion in general, and simultaneously advance the theoretical frontiers in women s studies. Religion and Women belongs to a trilogy about women and world religions edited by Arvind Sharma the first and third volumes being respectively, Women in World Religions and Today s Woman in World Religions. |
תוכן
WOMEN IN NATIVE AMERICAN RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS | 39 |
WOMEN IN AFRICAN RELIGIONS | 61 |
IMAGES REMEMBERED | 93 |
WOMEN IN JAINISM | 121 |
WOMEN IN ZOROASTRIANISM | 139 |
RaWOMEN IN SIKHISM | 183 |
SuWOMEN IN THE BAHAI FAITH | 211 |
NOTES | 229 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY | 243 |
CONTRIBUTORS | 259 |
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מהדורות אחרות - הצג הכל
מונחים וביטויים נפוצים
African Amaterasu American ancient appears associated authority Baha'i became become believed body called cause century ceremonies concept considered context created creation cult cultural daughter death deity described discussion divine early earth emperor equality evil example exist experience expressed fact faith father female feminine give given goddess Guru Hindu House human husband ideas identity images imperial important Indian initiation Iran known lives male marriage married means menstruation mother movement myths native nature noted nuns observed original Parsi perform period political position possession practice present Press priests Princess refer reform regarding religion religious rites ritual role rules sacred scriptures serve Shinto Sikh social societies spirit status story symbolism texts tion tradition University wife woman women worship Zoroastrian