Description
A 2022 Choice Outstanding Academic Title
This volume offers students a broad examination of the impact of religion on the lives of women around the world, focusing on differences among women, Indigenous religions, the impact of religion in colonization, and resistance to religious oppression.
This volume is organized into eight chapters, each focusing on a different region of the world, including North America, Latin America and the Caribbean, Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, Sub-Saharan Africa, Central and East Asia, South and Southeast Asia, and Oceania. Chapters cover women's status and experiences in the religions of each region, including Indigenous religions and such major world religions as Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism. Additionally, they cover issues of religion for women, such as women in religious leadership, women in sacred texts, LGBTQ issues in religion, the intersections of religion and politics for women, the legacy of Christian missionaries on the colonial project, religious violence against women, and women's resistance to religious oppression.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Chronology
1. North America, Kali Furman, Jennifer A. Venable, Leida Karibu (L.K.) Mae, Luhui Whitebear, and Rebecca J. Lambert
2. Latin America and the Caribbean, Karen J. Shaw and Anuncia Escala
3. Europe, Janet Lockhart
4. North Africa and the Middle East, Hanan Hammad and Amina Zarrugh
5. Sub-Saharan Africa, Mary-Antoinette Smith
6. Central and East Asia, Suzanne E. Schier-Happell
7. South and Southeast Asia, Shannon Garvin
8. Oceania, Karen G. Massey
Bibliography
About the Editor and Contributors
Index
Product details
| Published | 09 Aug 2021 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (PDF) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 352 |
| ISBN | 9781440871979 |
| Imprint | ABC-CLIO |
| Series | Women and Society around the World |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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