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1st Edition

Women's Religious Experience

Edited By Pat Holden Copyright 1983
218 Pages
by Routledge

218 Pages
by Routledge

218 Pages
by Routledge
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Most of the early literature concerning women’s religious experience is about exceptional women; those who diverged from the traditional female role to become nuns, mystics or charismatic leaders. While women were permitted to be prophets and visionaries they rarely played an important part in church organisation. This paradox is explored in this book and a number of themes emerge: in particular,... Read more

1. Introduction Pat Holden  2. Mediums, Controls and Eminent Men Vieda Skultans  3. Theosophy and Feminism: Some Explorations in Nineteenth Century Biography Diana Burfield  4. Doves and Magpies: Village Women in the Greek Orthodox Church Lucy Rushton  5. Gender and Religion in a Turkish Town: A Comparison of Two Types of Formal Women’s Gatherings Nancy Tapper  6. Essence and Existence: Women and Religion in Ancient Indian Texts Julia Leslie  7. Women, Fertility and the Worship of Gods in a Hindu Village Catherine Thompson  8. Women in Judaism: the Fact and the Fiction Rabbi Julia Neuberger  9. Between Law and Custom: Women’s Experience of Judaism Jonathan Webber  10. Women Excluded? Masking and Masquerading in West Africa Elizabeth Tonkin  11. Men, Women and Misfortune in Bunyole Susan Reynolds Whyte

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Pat Holden

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