Encyclopedia of women in world religions : faith and culture across history

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Encyclopedia of women in world religions : faith and culture across history

ABC-CLIO, c2019

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This reference offers reliable knowledge about women's diverse faith practices throughout history and prehistory, and across cultures. Across the span of human history, women have participated in world-building and life-sustaining cultural creativity, making enormous contributions to religion and spirituality. In the contemporary period, women have achieved greater equality, with more educational opportunities, female role models in public life, and opportunities for religious expression than ever before. Contemporaneously with this increased visibility, women are actively and energetically engaging with religion for themselves and for their communities. Drawing on the expertise of a range of scholars, this reference chronicles the religious experiences of women across time and cultures. The book includes sections on major religions as well as on spirituality, African religions, prehistoric religions, and other broad topics. Each section begins with an introduction, followed by reference entries on specialized subjects along with excerpts from primary source documents. The entries provide numerous suggestions for further reading, and the book closes with a detailed bibliography.

Table of Contents

Alphabetical List of Entries Acknowledgments Introduction Timeline: Periodization and Developments in Religion Volume 1: African Religions to Indigenous Religions African Religions Introduction African Religions-in-Diaspora Art in Africa Body Art Candomblé Female Genital Mutilation Life-Cycle Ceremonies Priestesses and Oracular Women Rastafari Yoruba Religion Ancient Religions Introduction Athena Delphic Oracle Diana Egyptian Religion Eleusinian Mysteries Gaia Gorgon Medusa Greek and Roman Women, Daily Lives of Homosexuality Hypatia (ca. 351–ca. 415 CE) Inanna Marriage, Ancient Greek and Roman Religions Mesopotamian Religion Nin?ursaga Mother Goddess Ninlil Pre-Greek Goddesses in the Greek Pantheon Priestesses and Their Staff in Ancient Greece Religious Leadership, Ancient Roman Religions Sappho (ca. 630–ca. 570 BCE) Shamans in East Asia Sibyls Sun Goddess Writers and Poets, Ancient Mesopotamia Baha'i Introduction Divine Feminine Education Gender Roles Tahirih Women in Baha'i Scriptures Buddhism Introduction Abortion Bodhisattvas Buddhism in the United States Dance Dance of Tara Engaged Buddhism Female Divinities Feminine Virtues Funeral Practices Gender Roles Guan Yin Laywomen in Theravada Buddhism Mahayana Nuns, Theravada Ordination Pajapati Prajnaparamita Sacred Texts on Women Soka Gakkai Tantra Tara Tea Ceremony Therigatha Women in Early Buddhism Women's Buddhist Networks Zen Christianity Introduction Abbesses Abortion African American Women Anglican/Episcopalian Women Religious Apocrypha Art, Modern and Contemporary Charity Chastity Christianity in Africa Christianity in Europe Christianity in Latin America Christianity in the United States Christine de Pizan (ca. 1364–ca. 1430) Clothing Education "The Fall" Founders of Christian Denominations Fundamentalism Hildegard of Bingen (1098–1179) Homosexuality in Early to Early Modern Christianity Interfaith Dialogue Post 9/11, Christian and Muslim Women Julian of Norwich (ca. 1342–ca. 1416) Marriage, Divorce, and Widowhood Mary Magdalene (ca. first century CE) Middle Ages Ministers Missionaries Monastic Life Monasticism, Contemporary Women Monasticism, Medieval Women Mormonism Mother of God Mystics Orthodox Christianity Pilgrimage Polygamy Protestant Denominations Relationship and Social Models in Scripture, Archaeology, and History Roman Catholic Women Religious Saints Sex and Gender Sophia Stigmatics Widowhood Women in Early Christianity (to 300 CE) Women in the Reformation Women Writers in Early and Medieval Christianity Confucianism Introduction Books for Women Classical Confucianism Confucian Revivalism Cult of Female Chastity Feminine Virtues Filial Piety Motherhood Women's Changing Roles Daoism Introduction Daoism in China Goddesses Healers Priestesses, Nuns, and Ordination Wu Wei and the Feminine Hinduism Introduction Aditi Bhakti Caste Dance Devadasis Devi Draupadi Durga and Kali Festivals Fundamentalism Gurus and Saints Household Shrines Ideals of Womanhood Lakshmi Marriage Matriliny Pilgrimage Prakriti Radha and Gopi Girls Renunciation Sacred Texts on Women Saraswati Sati Shakti Stage-of-Life Rituals Tantra Vedic Hinduism Yoginis General Bibliography About the Editor and Contributors Index Volume 2: Indigenous Religions to Spirituality Indigenous Religions Introduction Activism (Native American) Ancestors (Native American) Arts (Native American) Ceremonies (Native American) Clothing (Native American) Creation Stories (Native American) Kinship (Native American) Marriage and Social Status (Native American) Matriarchies Medicine Women (Native American) Nature (Native American) Sacred Place (Native American) Sacred Spirits (Native American) Shamanism in Eurasian Cultures Shamans in Korea Women Warriors (Native American) Islam Introduction Coverings Diaspora Druze Religion Education Fatima (605/615–632 CE) Female Genital Mutilation Feminism Hagar Hawwa Honor Ideal Woman Islam in Africa Islam in Europe Islam in the Middle East Islam in the United States Marriage and Divorce Maryam Peacemaking Pilgrimage Polygamy Prophet's Wives Purdah Qur'an and Hadith Reform Saints, Sufi Shari'a Sufism Women's Organizations Jainism Introduction Female Deities Jina Laywomen Monastics and Nuns Ritual Judaism Introduction American Denominations: 1850 to Present Ancient Judaism Art Bat Mitzvah Education Feminist and Women's Movements Festivals and Holy Days Food Goddesses Hasidism Hebrew Bible Holocaust Israel Judaism in Europe Judaism in the United States Kabbalah Lilith Marriage and Divorce Midrash Mitzvah Modern and Contemporary Judaism Peacemaking Performance Priestesses Rabbis Rosh Hodesh Salome Alexandra (d. 67 BCE) Sephardic and Mizrahi Judaisms Sex and Gender Shabbat (Sabbath) Synagogue Women and Work Paganism Introduction Druidry Eco-Paganism Heathenry Magic Paganism Priestesses and Elders Reconstructionist Paganism Ritual Seasonal Festivals Wicca Prehistoric Religions Introduction Burials Crete, Religion and Culture Gimbutas, Marija (1921–1994) and the Religions of Old Europe Guardian Spirits in Eurasian Cultures Neolithic Female Figures Sacred Script Shamanism Upper Paleolithic Female Figures Women in Prehistoric Religious Practices Shinto Introduction Amaterasu Omikami Feminine Virtues Filial Piety Founders of New Religious Movements Kami Kinship and Marriage Priestesses Shamans and Ritualists Shinto Weddings State Shinto Tenrikyo Sikhism Introduction Art and Performance Feminist Issues in Sikhism Guru Period Ritual and Festival, Women's Roles Sikh Scriptures and Women Spirituality Introduction Art and Performance Astrology Deep Ecology Divination Drumming Ecofeminism Goddess Spirituality Green Funerals Healers Kirtan Meditation Pilgrimage, Goddess Radical Women's Spirituality Sex and Gender Sheela na gigs Spiritualism Spirituality and Gender in Social Context Syncretism Women of Color Yoga General Bibliography About the Editor and Contributors Index

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• NCID: BB2814135X
• ISBN:
  • 9781440848490
• LCCN: 2018025824
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: und
• Place of Publication: Santa Barbara, Calif.
• Pages/Volumes: 2 v.
• Size: 27 cm