Women in New Religions: In Search of Community, Sexuality and Spiritual Power
- ISBN-10
- 0312172605
- ISBN-13
- 9780312172602
- Series
- Women in New Religions
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 282
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Author
- Elizabeth Puttick
Description
It is often believed that women are oppressed and exploited by the charismatic male leaders of new religious movements. This book exposes the abuse of power within some movements, but also demonstrates that there is more evidence of fulfillment and empowerment. This book explores the social and spiritual issues tracing developments from the 1960s counter-culture to 1990s Goddess spirituality and culminates in a new typology of religious needs and values.
Get the book
Other editions
-
- 1997
- 282 pages
- Paperback
- Palgrave Macmillan
Similar books
-
Female Leaders in New Religious Movements
By Inga Bårdsen Tøllefsen, Christian GiudiceIn this book, historians of religion and gender studies explore the biographies of a number of female leaders, and the factors within their groups and cultural contexts that support these women’s religious leadership.
-
Moon Sisters, Krishna Mothers, Rajneesh Lovers: Women's Roles in New Religions
By Susan J. PalmerBased almost exclusively on interviews and first-hand data, this book will be of interest to scholars and students in communal and utopian studies, American religious history, and new religious movements. 10 illustrations. Index.
-
New Religious Movements: Challenge and Response
By Bryan Wilson, Jamie CresswellNew Religious Movements: Challenge & Response is the most comprehensive, wide-ranging study on the global impact of new religions. * New religions discussed include Hare Krishna, Sikh Dharma, The Unification Church, The Church of ...
-
Theory of Women in Religions
By Catherine WessingerTheory of Women in Religions offers an economic model to shed light on the forces that have impacted the respective statuses of women and men from the earliest developmental stages of society through the present day.
-
New Religions and the Theological Imagination in America
By Mary Farrell Bednarowski" -- Syzygy: Journal of Alternative Religion and Culture Organized as a series of theological conversations about ultimate questions, this book offers a guide to the answers these six religions offer.
-
Women and New and Africana Religions
By Lillian Ashcraft-Eason, Darnise C. Martin, Oyeronke OlademoThis volume explores the lives of women around the world from the perspective of the New and Africana faiths they practice.
-
Many Peoples, Many Faiths: Women and Men in the World Religions
By Robert S. Ellwood, Barbara A. McGrawThis classic work helps students gain a sense of each religion's unique characteristics while tackling some of today's most critical religious issues.
-
Encyclopedia of New Religions: New Religious Movements, Sects and Alternative Spiritualities
By Christopher Hugh PartridgeThis book gives readers a comprehensive map of the significant religious and spiritual groups functioning in today's world, especially in the West. It is written by specialists but with the...
-
Religion and Gender
By Ursula KingNa de inleiding zijn de volgende bijdragen opgenomen: The epistemological significance of feminist research in religion / door June O'Connor; Feminist anthropology and the gendering of religious studies / door Rosalind Shaw; Religion and ...
-
Encyclopedia of New Religious Movements
By Peter ClarkeThe Encyclopedia of New Religious Movements provides uniquely global coverage of the phenomenon, with entries on over three-hundred movement from almost every country in the world.