Bodied mindfulness : women's spirits, bodies, and places

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Bodied mindfulness : women's spirits, bodies, and places

Winnie Tomm

Wilfrid Laurier University Press, c1995

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-336) and index

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ISBN 9780889202696

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"I see spirituality and social change to be integrally related to each other. I believe that liberation efforts that are supported by spiritual experiences of integration promote human dignity as well as social equality." Bodied Mindfulness combines spiritual, social and analytical perspectives to explore topics central to women's development: spirituality, women's bodies, cultural constructions of women's sexuality in language, sexual ethics, the sexual contract in politics and at work, and the relation between nature and culture. It is Tomm's deeply held conviction that women need to bring a vital spirituality to feminist social criticism in order to resolve these issues and increase their power to promote social justice and ecological balance. Tomm embraces a vast store of knowledge from diverse sources, including Buddhist, shamanist and feminist resources. In a move away from abstract theorizing, she explicitly connects theory with realities lived by women. Grounding theory in personal experience â her own and others â Tomm delivers a powerful and empowering account of women's spirituality. The resulting ontological transformation allows women to live deeply in the body while strengthening their relation to human and non-human matter and energy. Bodied Mindfulness will be of great interest to feminist scholars in all disciplines, but most particularly to those in Women's Studies and Religious Studies.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents for Bodied Mindfulness: Womenâs Spirits, Bodies and Places by Winnie Tomm Acknowledgements Preface Introduction Notes One: Self as Spiritual Buddhist Mindfulness Normative and Historical Consciousness Spiritual Consciousness Permeable Self Desire Notes Two: Spirituality and the Body Eros/Erotic Bodied Consciousness Reflections in the Mirror: From Artifact to Artist Female Potency and Engendering Activities Notes Three: Sexuality and Language Logic Inscribed Meaning Hermeneutics of Scepticism Hermeneutics of Affirmation: Constructing Alternatives Notes Four: Ethics of Connectedness and Resistance Ontology and Epistemology in ethics Power and Trust Self-Interest Resisting Oppression Notes Five: Exclusionary Politcs at Work Insider/Outsider Identities Bad Girl/Good Girl Sexual Power Work and Economics Working in the Family Notes Six: Towards âLiving Withâ Living with Uncertainty Environment, Ecology, and Ecofeminism New Images Interpretive Drifts Paradigm Shifts Toward Integrating Spiritual and Social Realities Notes Bibliography Index
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pbk. ISBN 9780889202733

Description

""I see spirituality and social change to be integrally related to each other. I believe that liberation efforts that are supported by spiritual experiences of integration promote human dignity as well as social equality."" Bodied Mindfulness combines spiritual, social and analytical perspectives to explore topics central to women's development: spirituality, women's bodies, cultural constructions of women's sexuality in language, sexual ethics, the sexual contract in politics and at work, and the relation between nature and culture. It is Tomm's deeply held conviction that women need to bring a vital spirituality to feminist social criticism in order to resolve these issues and increase their power to promote social justice and ecological balance. Tomm embraces a vast store of knowledge from diverse sources, including Buddhist, shamanist and feminist resources. In a move away from abstract theorizing, she explicitly connects theory with realities lived by women. Grounding theory in personal experience - her own and others - Tomm delivers a powerful and empowering account of women's spirituality. The resulting ontological transformation allows women to live deeply in the body while strengthening their relation to human and non-human matter and energy. Bodied Mindfulness will be of great interest to feminist scholars in all disciplines, but most particularly to those in Women's Studies and Religious Studies.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents for Bodied Mindfulness: Women's Spirits, Bodies and Places by Winnie Tomm Acknowledgements Preface Introduction Notes One: Self as Spiritual Buddhist Mindfulness Normative and Historical Consciousness Spiritual Consciousness Permeable Self Desire Notes Two: Spirituality and the Body Eros/Erotic Bodied Consciousness Reflections in the Mirror: From Artifact to Artist Female Potency and Engendering Activities Notes Three: Sexuality and Language Logic Inscribed Meaning Hermeneutics of Scepticism Hermeneutics of Affirmation: Constructing Alternatives Notes Four: Ethics of Connectedness and Resistance Ontology and Epistemology in ethics Power and Trust Self-Interest Resisting Oppression Notes Five: Exclusionary Politcs at Work Insider/Outsider Identities Bad Girl/Good Girl Sexual Power Work and Economics Working in the Family Notes Six: Towards ""Living With"" Living with Uncertainty Environment, Ecology, and Ecofeminism New Images Interpretive Drifts Paradigm Shifts Toward Integrating Spiritual and Social Realities Notes Bibliography Index

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