Priestess, Mother, Sacred Sister: Religions Dominated by Women

by Susan Starr Sered

Book Overview

Religion is often denounced as one of the tools used by patriarchal societies to maintain the status quo, and especially to persuade women to accept subordinate roles. This does not explain, however, the existence of many religious groups in which women are both leaders and the majority of participants. How are these women's religions different from those dominated by men? What can we learn from them about the special ways in which women experience...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195104676
• ISBN13: 9780195104677
• Release Date: April 1996
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.7"