Today's Woman in World Religions

Today's Woman in World Religions
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Publisher : State University of New York Press
Total Pages : 476
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ISBN-10 : 9781438419619
ISBN-13 : 1438419619
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Book Synopsis Today's Woman in World Religions by : Arvind Sharma

Download or read book Today's Woman in World Religions written by Arvind Sharma and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 1993-11-18 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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