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Women of the sacred groves : divine priestesses of Okinawa /
Although most historical and contemporary religions are governed by men, there are, scattered throughout the world, a handful of well-documented religions led by women. Most of these are marginal, subordinate, or secondary religions in the societies in which they are located. The one known exception...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
1999.
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| Colección: | OUP E-Books.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Although most historical and contemporary religions are governed by men, there are, scattered throughout the world, a handful of well-documented religions led by women. Most of these are marginal, subordinate, or secondary religions in the societies in which they are located. The one known exception to this rule is the indigenous religion of Okinawa, where women lead the official mainstream religion of the society. In this fieldwork-based study, Susan Sered provides the first; in-depth look at this unique religious tradition, exploring the intersection between religion and gender. In addition to providing important information on this remarkable and little-studied group, this book helps to overturn our mostly unexamined assumptions that male dominance of the religious sphere is; universal, axiomatic, and necessary. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (viii, 298 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-288) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0585215618 9780585215617 128047162X 9781280471629 9780195124873 0195124871 9786610471621 6610471622 0195124863 9780195124866 |