Women and Indigenous ReligionsThis book examines the critical and often undervalued contributions of women to the culture, well-being, and subsistence of their communities as active, powerful, and wise ritual specialists.
Women and Indigenous Religions addresses specific issues in the study of religion, such as the multifaceted tensions between indigenous traditions and gender and the genealogy of positions of authority in religion or spiritual matters. A close examination reveals that native religions, with their women specialists, are still a source of inspiration for millions of men and women even in the advanced areas in the world. This fact challenges the opinion that indigenous cultures are becoming extinct.
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Contenido
PART II SOCIOECONOMICS POLITICS AND AUTHORITY | 43 |
PART III BODY MIND AND SPIRIT | 91 |
PART IV SEXUALITY POWER AND VULNERABILITY | 143 |
PART V WOMEN WORLD VIEW AND RELIGIOUS PRACTICE | 193 |
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About the Editor and Contributors | 241 |
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