Women and Asian religions / Zayn R. Kassam, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kassam, Zayn, editor.

Series:

Women and religion in the world

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women and religion--Asia.

Women and religion.

Asia.

Physical Description:

xxiii, 394 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, California : Praeger, [2017]

Contents:

Part I Woman, Family, and Environment

1 Balinese Dancers on the Global Stage: Negotiating Motherhood, Religion, and Politics during the Suharto Regime / Maria Talamantes Talamantes, Maria 3

2 The Holy "Mother Who Is Not a Mother": Saradamani Chattopadhyay / Narasingha P. Sil Sil, Narasingha P. 21

3 Crisis of Transnational Families and Restoration of a Medium's Marriage Life in Northeast Thailand / Visisya Pinthongvijayakul Pinthongvijayakul, Visisya 39

4 Indian Women Through the Ages: Mother's Roles in Mythology, Current Practices, and Future Prospects / Lavanya Vemsani Vemsani, Lavanya 55

Part II Socioeconomics, Politics, Authority

5 From Secession to Social Activism: Muslim Women's Movements in the Philippines / Vivienne SM Angeles Angeles, Vivienne SM 71

6 Speaking Shadows to Light: Vernacular Narrative as a Vehicle for Rajasthani Female Sadhus Voicing Vulnerability and Violence / Antoinette E. DeNapoli DeNapoli, Antoinette E. 87

7 The Martyr Bomber Becomes a Goddess: Women, Theosis, and Sacrificial Violence in Sri Lanka / William Harman Harman, William 101

8 Women of the Clouds: The Cordillera Religion and the Shaping of the Economic, Political, and Social Empowerment of Women / Jae Woo Jang Jang, Jae Woo 115

Part III Body, Mind, and Spirit

9 Gender, Popular Religion, and the Politics of Memory in Taiwan's Urban Renewal: The Case of the Twenty-Five Ladies' Tomb / Anru Lee Lee, Anru, Wen-hui Anna Tang Tang, Wen-hui Anna 135

10 Shakti's New Voice: Anandmurti Gurumaa and Female Empowerment / Angela Rudert Rudert, Angela 149

11 Storytelling for Change: Women's Activism and the Theater of Pritham Chakravarthy / Kristen Rudisill Rudisill, Kristen 169

12 Women Living Buddhism in the West: Spiritual Practice and Daily Life / Leesa S. Davis Davis, Leesa S. 185

Part IV Sexuality, Power, and Vulnerability

13 Losing Faith, Gaining Empowerment: Changing Identities of Devadasis in Karnataka, India / Nicole Aaron Aaron, Nicole 205

14 A Politics of Empathy: Christianity and Women's Peace Activism in U.S. Military Prostitution in South Korea / Keun-Joo Christine Pae Pae, Keun-Joo Christine 223

15 Transforming Trauma: From Partition Hauntings to Post 9/11 Angst in South Asian Cinema / Khani Begum Begum, Khani 241

Part V Women, Worldview, and Religious Practice

16 The Virtuous Life of a Thai Buddhist Nun / Petcharat Lovichakorntikul Lovichakorntikul, Petcharat, Phramaha Min Putthithanasombat Putthithanasombat, Phramaha Min, John Walsh Walsh, John 261

17 Women in Contemporary Japanese Religious Civil Society Groups / Paola Cavaliere Cavaliere, Paola 283

18 From the Old Lady of the Grove to Ekatmika Bhava: Women's Mysticism, Devotion, and Possession Trance in Popular Bengali Shaktism / June McDaniel McDaniel, June 297

19 The Rise of Female Vipassana Meditation Teachers in Southeast Asia / Brooke Schedneck Schedneck, Brooke 313.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-369) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Women and Asian religions

ISBN:

9780275991593

0275991598

OCLC:

975176022

Publisher Number:

40027346485