| Description |
xxiii, 394 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Women and religion in the world |
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Women and religion in the world.
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| Contents |
Part I. Woman, Family, and Environment. Balinese Dancers on the Global Stage: Negotiating Motherhood, Religion, and Politics during the Suharto Regime -- The Holy "Mother Who Is Not a Mother": Saradamani Chattopadhyay -- Crisis of Transnational Families and Restoration of a Medium's Marriage Life in Northeast Thailand -- Indian Women Through the Ages: Mother's Roles in Mythology, Current Practices, and Future Prospects |
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Part II. Socioeconomics, Politics, Authority. From Secession to Social Activism: Muslim Women's Movements in the Philippines -- Speaking Shadows to Light: Vernacular Narrative as a Vehicle for Rajasthani Female Sādhus Voicing Vulnerability and Violence -- The Martyr Bomber Becomes a Goddess: Women, Theosis, and Sacrificial Violence in Sri Lanka -- Women of the Clouds: The Cordillera Religion and the Shaping of the Economic, Political, and Social Empowerment of Women |
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Part III. Body, Mind, and Spirit. Gender, Popular Religion, and the Politics of Memory in Taiwan's Urban Renewal: The Case of the Twenty-Five Ladies' Tomb -- Shakti's New Voice: Anandmurti Gurumaa and Female Empowerment -- Storytelling for Change: Women's Activism and the Theater of Pritham Chakravarthy -- Women Living Buddhism in the West: Spiritual Practice and Daily Life |
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Part IV. Sexuality, Power, and Vulnerability. Losing Faith, Gaining Empowerment: Changing Identities of Devadasis in Karnataka, India -- A Politics of Empathy: Christianity and Women's Peace Activism in U.S. Military Prostitution in South Korea -- Transforming Trauma: From Partition Hauntings to Post 9/11 Angst in South Asian Cinema |
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Part V. Women, Worldview, and Religious Practice. The Virtuous Life of a Thai Buddhist Nun -- Women in Contemporary Japanese Religious Civil Society Groups -- From the Old Lady of the Grove to Ekatmika Bhava: Women's Mysticism, Devotion, and Possession Trance in Popular Bengali Shaktism -- The Rise of Female Vipassanā Meditation Teachers in Southeast Asia |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-369) and index |
| Subject |
Women and religion -- Asia.
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| Author |
Kassam, Zayn, editor
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| LC no. |
2017004205 |
| ISBN |
0275991598 |
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9780275991593 |
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