Annual Review of Women in World Religions

Volume II. Heroic Women

Inbunden, Engelska, 1992

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Beskrivning

This journal is polymethodic, interdisciplinary, and multitraditional in its approach to the study of women and religion. It emphasizes the comparative dimension and establishes a dialogue between the humanities and the social sciences.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1992-11-05
Vikt:399 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:168
Förlag:State University of New York Press
ISBN:9780791416112

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Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

This volume, Heroic Women, contains essays by Katherine Hansen, Fan Pen Chen, Sheila McDonough, Nalini Devdas, Marcia K. Hermansen , representing a broad range of academic circles.

Innehållsförteckning

Kathryn HansenHeoric Modes of Women in Indian Myth, Ritual and History: The Tapasvini and the Virangana Nalini DevdasMother India, Mother Goddess and Militancy in Neo-Hinduism: The Role of Sister Nivedita Fan Pen ChenFemale Warriors, Magic and the Supernatural in Traditional Chinese Novels M. K. HermansenThe Female Hero in the Islamic Religious Tradition Sheila McDonoughFlorence Nightingale: A Study in Heroic Altruism