Religious Woman

by Denise Lardner Carmody

Provides a unique means of access to the religious lives of women in Eastern cultures. By engaging directly with Islamic, Hindu, Buddhist, Chinese, and Japanese sacred texts bearing on the role of women, readers will find themselves pondering the mysteries of sexual complementarity and antagonism. Explains the cultural and historical background of each passage and suggests its meaning for present-day feminists. "From the creation story to levitical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824510658
• ISBN13: 9780824510657
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Crossroad Publishing
• Length: 143 Pages
• Weight: 0.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.3"