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Informationen zum Autor I wrote this one when I was a child myself, never had the proper timing to releaseit in a world where everything changes so fast, I couldn't be happier that I didwait before releasing this one. Along with many more of my Stephen King novelsthis one ranks above them all. It's designed so that even an eight year old can read it, an introduction to the spooky scary books I write.- King Klappentext Over the past decade gender studies have set an entirely new agenda for religious studies, and work in this area has expanded rapidly. In this book, an international group of women scholars from Europe, North America, South Africa and Australia provides an overview of these new theoretical and critical perspectives with special attention to new developments. A substantial introduction provides a systematic overview of the key issues and developments in the field. In the first part epistemological and hermeneutical discussions are brought together with reflections on the Sacred, God and Gender and the new Goddess Spirituality. The second part considers important methodological and empirical issues raised by gender studies in religion. It includes new historical material on women scholars in the study of religion and new contemporary data on women in African and Japanese religions. Also considered are the contributions of women's studies to a new understanding of the Christian tradition and wider questions raised by gender for academic teaching and research on religion. The volume also includes an up-to-date bibliography of the most significant publications in the field. Religion and Gender will be of interest to a broad range of readers in both religious studies and gender studies. It will provide an ideal introduction to debates in the field for students and researchers concerned with the impact of women's studies and wider gender issues on religion around the world. Zusammenfassung aeo Strong team of contributors with international reputations. aeo One of the first books in a rapidly expanding field! pulling together work from feminist theology and philosophy! and comparative religion. ...
