Women in Japanese Religions /

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"Drawing on a diverse collection of writings by and about women, Ambros argues that ambivalent religious discourses in Japan have not simply subordinated women but also given them religious resources to pursue their own interests and agendas. Comprising nine chapters organized chronologically,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Ambros, Barbara, 1968- (auteur.)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : New York University Press, [2015]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Women and religion.
Women and religion > Japan > History.
Femmes et religion > Japon > Histoire.
Japan.
History.
Ressources Internet.
Livres numériques.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Why study women in Japanese religions?
  • The prehistorical Japanese archipelago: Fertility cults and shaman queens
  • Ancient Japanese mythology: Female divinities and immortals
  • The introduction of Buddhism: Nuns, lay patrons, and popular devotion
  • The Heian period: Women in Buddhism and court ritual
  • The medieval period: Buddhist reform movements and the demonization of femininity
  • The Edo period: Confucianism, nativism, and popular religion
  • Imperial Japan: Good wives and wise mothers
  • The postwar period: Nostalgia, religion, and the reinvention of femininity
  • The lost decades: Gender and religion in flux.

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