Theory of Women in Religions by Wessinger, Catherine
Theory of Women in Religions by Wessinger, Catherine

Theory of Women in Religions

An introduction to the study of women in diverse religious culturesWhile women have made gains in equality...
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Author: Catherine Wessinger
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Theory of Women in Religions by Wessinger, Catherine

Theory of Women in Religions

$411.46
Theory of Women in Religions by Wessinger, Catherine

Theory of Women in Religions

$411.46
Author: Catherine Wessinger
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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An introduction to the study of women in diverse religious cultures

While women have made gains in equality over the past two centuries, equality for women in many religious traditions remains contested throughout the world. In the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints women are not ordained as priests. In areas of Pakistan and Afghanistan under Taliban occupation girls and women students and their teachers risk their lives to go to school. And in Sri Lanka, fully ordained Buddhist nuns are denied the government identity cards that recognize them as citizens. Is it possible to create families, societies, and religions in which women and men are equal? And if so, what are the factors that promote equality?

Theory of Women in Religions offers an economic model to shed light on the forces that have impacted the respective statuses of women and men from the earliest developmental stages of society through the present day. Catherine Wessinger integrates data and theories from anthropology, archaeology, sociology, history, gender studies, and psychology into a concise history of religions introduction to the complex relationships between gender and religion. She argues that socio-economic factors that support specific gender roles, in conjunction with religious norms and ideals, have created a gendered division of labor that both directly and indirectly reinforces gender inequality. Yet she also highlights how as the socio-economic situation is changing religion is being utilized to support the transition toward women's equality, noting the ways in which many religious representations of gender change over time.

Author: Catherine Wessinger
Publisher: New York University Press
Published: 12/01/2020
Pages: 232
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9781479809462

About the Author
Catherine Wessinger is the Rev. H. James Yamauchi, S.J. Professor of the History of Religions at Loyola University New Orleans. She is the author or editor of a number of books, including Religious Institutions and Women's Leadership: New Roles Inside the Mainstream.
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