{"product_id":"moon-sisters-krishna-mothers-rajneesh-lovers-womens-roles-in-new-religions-revised-9780815603825","title":"Moon Sisters, Krishna Mothers, Rajneesh Lovers: Women's Roles in New Religions (Revised)","description":"\u003cp\u003eCelibate sister or devoted Hindu wife; domineering, sexually expressive lover or veiled Nubian bride in polygamy; or perhaps an asexual shaman. Such are the various roles available to women in today's new religious movements.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMoon Sisters\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the first books to delve into feminine conversion or opportunities for leadership that women have in these contemporary communal or millenarian groups.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWorking almost exclusively from interviews and first-hand data, Susan Palmer focuses on the following seven groups: \u003cbr\u003e Institute for the Development of the Harmonious Human Being\u003cbr\u003e International Society for Krishna Consciousness\u003cbr\u003e Rajneesh Movement\u003cbr\u003e Unification Church\u003cbr\u003e Institute of Applied Metaphysics\u003cbr\u003e Northeast Kingdom Community Church\u003cbr\u003e Raelian Movement\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe questions why women join such groups, shows what innovative roles are afforded those women who choose to become members, and explains the groups' high rate of defection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Susan Jean Palmer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Syracuse University Publications in Continuin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 308\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.57h x 5.53w x 0.83d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780815603825\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSusan J. Palmer\u003c\/b\u003e is lecturer in the Religion Department at Dawson College, Quebec.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Syracuse University Publications in Continuin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40183715332211,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_fc49ad6d-6f02-420c-a475-ec4aac97924c.jpg?v=1655558735","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/moon-sisters-krishna-mothers-rajneesh-lovers-womens-roles-in-new-religions-revised-9780815603825","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}