Women and religious traditions / edited by Leona M. Anderson and Pamela Dickey Young.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Anderson, Leona M. (Leona May), 1951-

Young, Pamela Dickey, 1955-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women and religion.

Women--Religious aspects.

Women.

Physical Description:

xv, 272 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Don Mills, Ont. ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.

Summary:

This text looks at women and religion in a wide range of international contexts: Hinduism, Buddhism, Chinese religions, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Aboriginal religions, and new religions that focus on the Goddess. Each chapter is organized around common themes and two case studies of experiences of religious women in North America are included.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0195417542

OCLC:

53846488