Women and Gender in Religion – serie
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Moon Sisters, Krishna Mothers, Rajneesh Lovers
Women's Roles in New Religions
Häftad, 1995
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218 kr
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Palmer's investigation of the deep bonds between women's spiritual identity and women's sexual identity inaugurates a significant new series on Women and Gender in North American Religions. Women's participation in such religions often allows them to redefine their traditional social roles through …
Moravian Women's Memoirs
Related Lives, 1750-1820
Häftad, 1997
232 kr
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Moravians came to Pennsylvania in 1740 as missionaries to the Indians and as members of the Moravian Church were required to write an autobiography summing up their lives. This work is a collection of 18th-century Moravian spiritual narratives written by women.
Women in Korean Zen
Lives and Practices
Inbunden, 2006
174 kr
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A rare and vivid narrative of a Buddhist nun's training and spiritual awakening. In this engagingly written account, Martine Batchelor relays the challenges a new ordinand faces in adapting to Buddhist monastic life: the spicy food, the rigorous daily schedule, the distinctive clothes and …
Religious World of Antislavery Women
Spirituality in the Lives of Five Abolitionist Lecturers
Häftad, 2000
216 kr
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Nineteenth-century women reformers such as the radical abolitionists have frequently been seen as having abandoned the constraints of religion in order to pursue their personal and political goals. The subjects of this book - Angelina Grimke, Sarah Grimke, Sallie Holley, Abby Kelley, and Lucretia …
Emma Curtis Hopkins
Forgotten Founder of New Thought
Inbunden, 2002
422 kr
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Enlightening biography of an early feminist and religious entrepreneur who championed ""the innate spirituality of women."" Emma Curtis Hopkins led a life of extraordinary diversity and achievement. Here at last is a study that salutes her remarkable life as it explores the route by which she …
Christian Women in Indonesia
A Narrative Study of Gender and Religion
Häftad, 2003
275 kr
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Revelatory studies capture a moment in Indonesian history. ""a leap forward in what may be a major transition from patriarchy to gender equality."" This important book offers an edifying narrative of Indonesian women who find a new and powerful voice in the course of preparing to become Christian …
O Sisters Ain't You Happy?
Gender, Family, and Community Among the Harvard and Shirley Shakers, 1781-1918
Inbunden, 2001
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Compelling, in-depth analysis of Shaker villages that sheds light on how communal attitudes helped to liberate Shaker women. Drawing on archival material from Shaker members, observers, and apostates, noted historian Suzanne R. Thurman offers a scholarly yet eminently readable study of life in two …
Faith Cures, and Answers to Prayer
The Life and Work of the First African American Healing Evangelist
Inbunden, 2002
393 kr
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A rare example of an African American woman writing in the early nineteenth century. This new edition places Sarah Mix (1832-1884) in the context of American religious history, and shows her influence on the emerging faith healing movement and other female healing evangelists, including Carrie Judd …
O Sisters Ain't You Happy?
Gender, Family, and Community Among the Harvard and Shirley Shakers, 1781-1918
Häftad, 2001
216 kr
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Providence Has Freed Our Hands
Women's Missions and the American Encounter with Japan
Inbunden, 2008
258 kr
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At the close of the nineteenth century, American women missionaries traveled far afield to spread Christianity across the globe. Their presence abroad played a significant role in shaping foreign perceptions of America. At the same time, the cultural knowledge and independence these women …
