Priestess, Mother, Sacred Sister - Religions Dominated by Women (Paperback, New ed)

In this fascinating and pathbreaking work, Susan Starr Sered uncovers, describes, and analyzes religions scattered throughout the world in which women are both the majority of leaders and the majority of participants. How are these women's religions different from those dominated by men? What can we learn from them about the ways in which women experience and interpret the supernatural? How do women construct religion? Looking for common threads linking groups as diverse as the Sande secret societies of West Africa, Matrilineal Spirit cults of Northern Thailand, Christian Science, and the Feminist Spirituality movement, Sered asks whether there is anything particularly "womanly" about women's religions. Offering a new understanding of the role gender plays in determining how individuals grapple with the ultimate conditions of existence, Priestess, Mother, Sacred Sister not only highlights the profound differences between men and women, but the equally important ways in which we are all alike.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 1996
First published:	April 1996
Authors:	Susan Starr Sered (Senior Lecturer, Department of Sociology and Anthropology)
Dimensions:	228 x 151 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	340
Edition:	New ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-510467-7
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Religious experience > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Religious experience > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > General Promotions
LSN:	0-19-510467-6
Barcode:	9780195104677

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