Women Saints in World Religions

Presents stories and commentaries on women saints from the Hindu, Buddhist, Taoist, Jewish, Islamic, and Christian traditions.
Women Saints in World Religions deepens our understanding of the concept of sainthood, brings to light original material, and presents the first comparative analysis of female sainthood. Using original sources, previously unavailable in English, the book describes the lives of figures considered "saintly" in world religions including Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Taoism. The implications of this material for the concept of sainthood and for 'women saints' as a cross-cultural category are examined.

About the author

Arvind Sharma is Professor of Comparative Religion at McGill University. He is the editor of several books including, with Katherine K. Young, Feminism and World Religions.

Product details

• Assisted by: Arvind Sharma (Editor)
• Publisher: Global Academic Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.09.2000
• EAN: 9780791446195
• ISBN: 978-0-7914-4619-5
• No. of pages: 244
• Dimensions: 161 mm x 228 mm x 19 mm
• Weight: 454 g
• Series: Suny Series, McGill Studies in; Suny Series, McGill Studies in
• Subject: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies