Women in new religions : in search of community, sexuality and spiritual power
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Bibliographic Information
Women in new religions : in search of community, sexuality and spiritual power
Macmillan Press , St. Martin's Press, 1997
- : uk : hbk
- : uk : pbk
- : us : cloth
- : us : pbk
Available at 22 libraries
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National Museum of Ethnology. Library
: uk : hbkW1/291.046/PutC970909224,
: us : clothW1/291.046/PutC971003121
Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-274) and index
Description and Table of Contents
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 fulfilment and empowerment. Most members of NRMs are intelligent and well educated, and new religions often provide value systems, emotional and spiritual experience lacking elsewhere in society. This book explores the social and spiritual issues, tracing developments from the 1960s counter-culture to 1990s Goddess spirituality, and culminating in a new typology of religious needs and values.
Table of Contents
- Acknowledgements - Foreword
- U.King - List of Abbreviations - Introduction - New Religions and the Counter-Culture - The Making of the Master-Disciple Relationship - Abuse of Power: the Shadow Side of Charismatic Authority - Devotion: the Path of Feminine Spirituality? -Sexuality: Union or Opposition of Body and Spirit? - Motherhood and Community: Beyond the Nuclear Family - Gender Roles, Work and Power - Female Spiritual Leadership - Goddess Spirituality: the Feminist Alternative? - A Model of Spiritual Needs and Values - Bibliography - Internet Addresses - Index
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