Through the Earth Darkly - Female Spirituality in Comparative Perspective

This book makes a compelling case for male-female religious complementarity in many of the world''s religions. It offers an extensive survey of female spiritual roles in a variety of cultures and provides evidence that women have exercised authority and sacred power in a variety of traditional religions.>

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Jordan Paper is Emeritus Professor of Religious Studies at York University, Canada.

Jordan Paper is Professor Emeritus at York University (Toronto) and a Fellow at the Centre for Studies in Religion and Society at the University of Victoria (BC), Canada. He is author of a dozen books covering Chinese Religion, Native American religions, polytheism, mysticism, female spirituality, and Chinese Judaism.

Jordan Paper is Professor Emeritus at York University. He is the author of Offering Smoke: The Sacred Pipe and Native American Religion, The Spirits are Drunk: Comparative Approaches to Chinese Religion, Through the Earth Darkly: Female Spirituality in Comparative Perspective, The Deities Are Many: A Polytheistic Theology, and other titles, articles and presentations.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Jordan Paper, Jordan (York University Paper, Paper Jordan
• Editore: Bloomsbury Academic
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 06.10.2016
• EAN: 9781474281676
• ISBN: 978-1-4742-8167-6
• Pagine: 320
• Serie: Religious Studies: Bloomsbury Academic Collections; Religious Studies: Bloomsbury Academic Collections
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Religione: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Religione / teologia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; RELIGION / Spirituality, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, comparative religion, RELIGION / Comparative Religion, RELIGION / Sexuality & Gender Studies, Spirituality & religious experience, Gender studies: women, Spirituality and religious experience, Gender studies: women and girls