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Women within religions : patriarchy, feminism, and the role of women in selected world religions / Loreen Maseno and Elia Shabani Mligo ; foreword by Esther Mombo.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Eugene, Oregon : Wipf & Stock, [2020]Copyright date: ©2020Description: 1 online resource (xxiv, 128 pages)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781725249080
  • 1725249081
Other title:
  • Patriarchy, feminism, and the role of women in selected world religions
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: Women within religions.DDC classification:
  • 200.82 23
LOC classification:
  • BL458 .M37 2020eb
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  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
Foreword -- Esther Mombo -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Faces of Gender Inequality -- The Concept Of Patriarchy -- Feminism, History, And Theory -- Theology Of African Women -- Women Within the African Traditional Religion -- Women Within Christianity -- Women Within Islam -- Women Within Buddhism -- Women Within Hinduism -- Ecofeminism and The Sacred
Summary: Women are the majority in almost every cultural or social group. However, their roles vary in various cultures, religions, and traditions. In some cultures and religions, they are highly honored, while in others they are neglected, oppressed, and segregated. This book examines women's role in a few selected world religions, namely Christianity, Islam, African Traditional Religion, Hinduism, and Buddhism. It also surveys the concept of patriarchy and the various theoretical perspectives surrounding it. Eventually, this book discusses the concept of ecofeminism and how feminists perceive of the relationship between nature and the oppression of women. The book grapples with the question, "In what way do world religions perceive of women and their role in their teachings and traditions?" This book is important for students and teachers of gender studies, African theology, and Christian theology as a whole. -- Provided by publisher
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - EBSCO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (ebsco)2577811

Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-128).

Foreword -- Esther Mombo -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Faces of Gender Inequality -- The Concept Of Patriarchy -- Feminism, History, And Theory -- Theology Of African Women -- Women Within the African Traditional Religion -- Women Within Christianity -- Women Within Islam -- Women Within Buddhism -- Women Within Hinduism -- Ecofeminism and The Sacred

Women are the majority in almost every cultural or social group. However, their roles vary in various cultures, religions, and traditions. In some cultures and religions, they are highly honored, while in others they are neglected, oppressed, and segregated. This book examines women's role in a few selected world religions, namely Christianity, Islam, African Traditional Religion, Hinduism, and Buddhism. It also surveys the concept of patriarchy and the various theoretical perspectives surrounding it. Eventually, this book discusses the concept of ecofeminism and how feminists perceive of the relationship between nature and the oppression of women. The book grapples with the question, "In what way do world religions perceive of women and their role in their teachings and traditions?" This book is important for students and teachers of gender studies, African theology, and Christian theology as a whole. -- Provided by publisher

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