Today's Woman in World Religions

This book examines how the women s movement is affecting traditional religions and civilizations throughout the world. It reviews cases of global impact in Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and Australian aboriginal religion. This volume completes the trilogy devoted to women in world religions, edited by Arvind Sharma. The second book in the series is entitled Religion and Women. The present work surveys the position of women in the religious traditions covered in the first volume of the trilogy, Women in World Religions, placing these traditions in contemporary context."

Author: Arvind Sharma
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 11/18/1993
Pages: 472
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.35lbs
Size: 8.95h x 5.91w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780791416884

About the Author
Arvind Sharma is Professor at McGill University. He is the editor of Women in World Religions and the upcoming Religion and Women, both published by SUNY Press.

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