Feminism and World Religions

Arvind Sharma is Birks Professor of Comparative Religion at McGill University. He has edited several books, among them, Women in World Religions; Religion and Women; and Today's Woman in World Religions, all published by SUNY Press. Katherine K. Young is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at McGill University. She has edited several books, among them (with Harold Coward and Julius Lipner) Hindu Ethics: Purity, Abortion, and Euthanasia, published by SUNY Press, and Images of the Feminine.

"There are many excellent aspects to this book. Beginning with the highly critical introduction, the text represents the history of the feminist movement and the great diversities of approaches, both within a particular tradition and among the world's traditions. This gives a breadth and depth to the text that could not be found within works which are tradition-bound. The detail provided by each author is most interesting, indeed, enlightening. As the introduction makes clear, this is the unique advantage of having each chapter written by an 'insider.' I am especially appreciative of the representation of the Confucian and Taoist traditions in this area. Their inclusion brings voices that are rarely heard." — Kathleen Dugan, University of San Diego

• PrefaceArvind Sharma IntroductionKatherine K. Young 1. Brimming with Bhakti, Embodiments of Shakti:Devotees, Deities, Performers, Reformers, and Other Women of Power in the Hindu TraditionVasudha Narayanan 2. Strategies for a Feminist Revalorization of BuddhismRita M. Gross 3. Confucianism and FeminismTerry Woo 4. Feminism and/in TaoismKaren Laughlin And Eva Wong 5. Feminism in JudaismEllen M. Umansky 6. Feminism in World ChristianityRosemary Radford Ruether 7. Feminism in IslamRiffat Hassan PostscriptKatherine K. Young Notes on Contributors Name Index Terms Index Subject Index