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An international cross-cultural and multidisciplinary seminar on Women and Death organized and chaired by Evy Johanne Håland at the Centre for Women and Gender Research at the University of Bergen in 2006. The proceedings were later... more
After addressing the evolution of my standpoint as a women's spirituality scholar, I discuss Women's Spirituality at the California Institute of Integral Studies. Then I propose that an embodied women's spirituality practice can to some... more
This article documents one strain of Mormon thought concerning the Woman of Endor narrative in 1 Samuel 28, in which the woman was interpreted as a prophetess enabled to raise the dead through her spiritual gifts. Church leaders... more
n e w t h e o l o g y r e v i e w • a u g u s t 2 0 1 0 26 B a h a r d a v a r y The Islamic tradition has a rich perception and diverse history of interpretation of Mary. Here, one Muslim scholar offers her reflections on the Qur <an's... more
Feminine modes of consciousness affect every aspect of Julian's thought, from her epistemology with its grounding in experience and in the body, to her vocabulary of the self, with its insistence on the sensuality of the self, to her... more
"Several Scripts, Several Scribes: The (Un)Making of Taslima Nasreen" has been published by Sarojini Naidu Centre for Women's Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi in their journal "Women's Link" Vol.25, No.2 , April-June 2018 Issue.... more
It is apparent today that the issue of the role of women in the Orthodox Church is gaining interest, not only within Orthodoxy, but also by non-Orthodox, who wish to identify the beliefs and practices of the Eastern Orthodox Church. What... more
en CENARRO, Ángela e ILLION, Régine (eds.), Feminismos. Contribuciones desde la historia, PUZ, Zaragoza, 2014, pp. 107-132.
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This chapter investigates discussions concerning the role of women in the Orthodox Church in late imperial Russia. It draws from texts written by Orthodox authors in early twentieth-century Russia and dedicated to various themes... more
Paper done for Religious Studies Old Testament/Hebrew Bible undergraduate course at Indiana University Southeast. Paper examines and contextualizes Old Testament passage from the Book of Jeremiah. Explains how its focuses on the ancient... more
In _Priestess, Mother, Sacred Sister: Religions Dominated by Women_, Susan Starr Sered claims that "emphasis on food and food preparation is one of the clearest and most common themes of women's religions. Cross-culturally, food is an... more
This thesis investigates the reception and appropriation of aspects of ancient Egyptian religion by the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, an exclusive late-nineteenth century British alternative spirituality movement. Initially... more
This paper examines how women’s roles in pre-modern yoga practices have been represented in tantra and hatha texts. Consideration is given to the shifting notion of yoga and the academic relevance of studying women within this. The texts... more
Indice p. 11 INTRODUZIONE Il r ecupero di una tradizione p. 15 CAPITOLO I M ary Astell: una seria proposta alle sue sorelle 15 1 Una rivoluzione senza spargimento di sangue 17 2 Donne eccellenti e “femministe” zelanti 23 3 Una Seria... more
In his edicts, the emperor Aśoka Maurya extols brāhmaṇas, usually alongside ascetics (śramaṇas), as deserving honor and generosity, though he never alludes to their connection with ritual, the central theme of early Brahmanical... more
This paper asserts that Women " s entrepreneurial behavior and economic development in North East India has been closely related to religious factors. Religion and culture influence an individual " s inclination to engage in... more
La teología feminista se puede considerar como una de las metodologías de la teología española actual, pues ha realizado un recorrido histórico y eclesial muy significativo. Se ha ido configurando, desde el concilio Vaticano II, como un... more
Gender is at the heart of religion and politics, yet marginalized within religion and politics as separate academic fields as well as within studies that bring these two fields together. Indeed, gender is rarely mentioned in major books... more
This article won the "Honorable Mention Award" of the Association for Women in Psychology for 2020. לחומרים ומידע נוספים על המאמר - היכנסו לקישור: https://marianna.ruahmidbar.com/h-lilith-jungian-article For more materials and... more
Author: William B. Bowes Publisher: CBE International Amid the patriarchy of the ancient world, early Christianity had a particularly liberating and redemptive place for women, one significant enough to be mentioned by Christianity’s... more
María Magdalena aparece pocas veces mencionada en los Evangelios Canónicos. Sin embargo, algunas comunidades cristianas de los primeros siglos sentían veneración por ella, considerándola la discípula más amada de Jesús y autora de un... more
“Carnivalesque” is perhaps the best, if not the only way to describe what was going on at the Bab al-Saghir Cemetery that hot summer afternoon in 2008. In front of the graves of the Prophet’s wives, Shi‘i pilgrims could buy Viagra,... more
Clara de Asís tuvo a lo largo de su vida una relación muy especial y directa con la enfermedad. Revisamos aquí cuatro aspectos fundamentales. 1) Su práctica del ascetismo radical en relación con su espiritualidad y su irradiación social.... more
Hendrina Hospers (1880-1968) was a home missionary of the Women’s Board of Domestic Missions of the Reformed Church in America (RCA). She grew up in a Dutch-American Protestant colony led by her father, Henry Hospers. The colony, centered... more
Two volume encyclopedia on women in the world's religions from prehistory through present day. The project includes articles by 120 expert scholars in 17 of the world's religions. Edited by Susan de-Gaia.
During the onslaught of the Islamic caliphate on Kobanî, Syria, media outlets across the globe broadcast pictures of brave and often unveiled Kurdish women fighting the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS), a quintessentially male... more
The equal dignity of woman with her male counterpart is not merely a postmodern feminist prank to dismiss but divine truth to be reclaimed and lived out for anyone claiming the name of Christian and Catholic. This paper claims that... more
Female genital mutilation (FGM) is both a concurrent and historical practice, manifesting in geographically diverse regions and across different religious groups. Wherever it is practiced, the ritual cutting of female genitals is an act... more
Liberal states are struggling to find ways to deal with strong religion in a manner that would enable them to give due respect to the religious beliefs of citizens while adhering to core liberal values, such as respect for human rights... more
[with Liliane Dulac], “Affective and Cognitive Contemplation in Christine de Pizan’s Heures de contemplacion sur la Passion de Nostre Seigneur Jhesucrist,” in: Christine de Pizan et son époque, ed. Danielle Buschinger, Liliane Dulac,... more
Women’s participation in traditional religions is often explained in terms of their victimization and/or their opportunities for empowerment. This paper seeks to use Mormon women as a framework in order to explore some of the consequences... more
There seems to be almost universal agreement that Paul restricted women’s role in ministry, largely based on two texts—1 Cor 14:34-35 and 1 Tim 2:11-15.1 Pauline authorship is not crucial to the interpretation of these texts on the role... more
Nowadays human beings are extremely cruel selfish and inhuman in their behavior to other human beings. As a result peace becomes rare in society. But human nature is pure. Indifference to religious teachings and lack of morality work as... more
The view that rebirth as a woman is the result of bad karma has caused problems for the realization of gender equality in Buddhist families and societies. Differences of interpretation of doctrine and practice exist in Asian Buddhist... more
Con la emergencia de hospitales católicos durante el porfiriato, se dio inicio a una reconfiguración del ala femenina de la Iglesia. El hospital católico, en este marco temporal, debe ser entendido como una estructura compleja que... more
During the Middle Ages, Mary`s passionary dimension went through a significant development. The Planctus Mariae for the death of her son located a suffering mother at the center of devotional phenomena. Her mourning embodied the... more
This seminar presentation draws on material from the final chapter of my forthcoming book, _In Christ’s Stead: Benedictine Women’s Ministries in England, 900–1225_. It analyzes the portraits of women religious as exemplary intercessors... more
Anáil an Bhéil Bheo brings together a stimulating range of interdisciplinary essays considering the connections between orality and modern Irish culture. From literature to song, folklore to the visual arts, contributors examine not only... more
Every theocratic state needs religious boosters to survive as a totalitarian state. It can be seen regularly happening in Pakistan. It came into being on August 14, 1947 as an Islamic State but the first formal dictator General Ayub Khan... more