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Women and Religion in the First Christian Centuries » Read Now
by Deborah F. Sawyer. 186 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

Women and Religion in the First Christian Centuries focuses on religion during the period of Roman imperial rule and its significance in women's lives. It discusses the rich variety of religious expression, from pagan cults and classical mythology to ancient Judaism and early Christianity, and the...
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Women and Religion in the First Christian Centuries focuses on religion during the period of Roman imperial rule and its significance in women's lives. It discusses the rich variety of religious expression, from pagan cults and classical mythology to ancient Judaism and early Christianity, and the wide array of religious functions fulfilled by women. The author analyses key examples from each context, creating a vivid image of this crucial period which laid the foundations of western civilization.
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Today's Woman in World Religions » Read Now
by Arvind Sharma, Katherine K. Young. 459 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library
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You Have Stept out of Your Place: A History of Women and Religion in America » Read Now
by Susan Hill Lindley. 500 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library
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Women, Religion and Social Change » Read Now
by Ellison Banks Findly, Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad. 508 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library
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Women and Ecclesiology, in The Ecumenical Review » Read Now
by Janet Crawford. 11 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library
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Fundamentalism and Gender » Read Now
by John Stratton Hawley. 224 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library
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Religions in the Modern World: Traditions and Transformations (Chap. 16 "Women and Religion") » Read Now
by Paul Fletcher, Hiroko Kawanami, David Smith, Linda Woodhead. 393 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

This comprehensive guide offers an unrivalled introduction to recent work in the study of religion, from the religious traditions of Asia and the West, to new forms of religion and spirituality such as New Age.With an historical introduction to each religion and detailed analysis of its place in the...
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This comprehensive guide offers an unrivalled introduction to recent work in the study of religion, from the religious traditions of Asia and the West, to new forms of religion and spirituality such as New Age.With an historical introduction to each religion and detailed analysis of its place in the modern world, Religions in the Modern World is ideal for newcomers to the study of religion. It incorporates case-studies and anecdotes, text extracts, chapter menus and end-of-chapter summaries, glossaries and annotated further reading sections. Topics covered include:* religion, colonialism and postcolonialism* religious nationalism* women and religion* religion and globalization* religion and authority* the rise of new spiritualities.
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The Ordination of Women in the Early Middle Ages, in Theological Studies » Read Now
by Gary Macy. 26 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library
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The Transforming Power of the Nuns: Women, Religion, and Cultural Change in Ireland, 1750-1900 » Read Now
by Mary Peckham Magray. 182 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

Mary Peckham Magray argues that the Irish Catholic cultural revolution in the nineteenth century was effected not only by male elites, as previous scholarship has claimed, but also by the most overlooked and underestimated women in Ireland: the nuns. Once thought to be merely passive servants of the...
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Mary Peckham Magray argues that the Irish Catholic cultural revolution in the nineteenth century was effected not only by male elites, as previous scholarship has claimed, but also by the most overlooked and underestimated women in Ireland: the nuns. Once thought to be merely passive servants of the male clerical hierarchy, women's religious orders were in fact at the very center of the creation of a devout Catholic culture in Ireland. Often well-educated, articulate, and evangelical, nuns were much more social and ambitious than traditional stereotypical views have held. They used their wealth and their authority to effect changes in both the religious practices and daily activity of the larger Irish Catholic population, and by doing so, Magray argues, deserve a far larger place in the Irish historical record than they have previously been accorded. Magray's innovative work challenges some of the most widely held assumptions of social history in nineteenth-century Ireland. It will be of interest to scholars and students of Irish history, religious history, women's studies, and sociology.
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Her Share of the Blessings: Women's Religions among Pagans, Jews, and Christians in the Greco-Roman World » Read Now
by Ross Shepard Kraemer. 275 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

In this pathbreaking volume, Ross Shepard Kraemer provides the first comprehensive look at women's religions in Greco-Roman antiquity. She vividly recreates the religious lives of early Christian, Jewish, and pagan women, with many fascinating examples: Greek women's devotion to goddesses, rites of...
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In this pathbreaking volume, Ross Shepard Kraemer provides the first comprehensive look at women's religions in Greco-Roman antiquity. She vividly recreates the religious lives of early Christian, Jewish, and pagan women, with many fascinating examples: Greek women's devotion to goddesses, rites of Roman matrons, Jewish women in rabbinic and diaspora communities, Christian women's struggles to exercise authority and autonomy, and women's roles as leaders in the full spectrum of Greco-Roman religions. In every case, Kraemer reveals the connections between the social constraints under which women lived, and their religious beliefs and practices. The relationship among female autonomy, sexuality, and religion emerges as a persistent theme. Analyzing the monastic Jewish Therapeutae and various Christian communities, Kraemer demonstrates the paradoxical liberation which women achieved by rejection of sexuality, the body, and the female. In the epilogue, Kraemer pursues the disturbing implications such findings have for contemporary women. Based on an astonishing variety of primary sources, Her Share of the Blessings is an insightful work that goes beyond the limitations of previous scholarship to provide a more accurate portrait of women in the Greco-Roman world.
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Women Break through the Stained-Glass Ceiling, in Insight on the News » Read Now
by Julia Duin. 2 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library