TY  - BOOK
AU  - Maseno-Ouma,Loreen Iminza
AU  - Mligo,Elia Shabani
AU  - Mombo,Esther
TI  - Women within religions: patriarchy, feminism, and the role of women in selected world religions 
SN  - 9781725249080
AV  - BL458 .M37 2020eb
U1  - 200.82 23
PY  - 2020///]
CY  - Eugene, Oregon
PB  - Wipf & Stock
KW  - Women and religion
KW  - Femmes et religion
KW  - fast
N1  - 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
N2  - 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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