Women and Asian Religions
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Kassam, Zayn. Women and Asian Religions. Praeger, 2017. ABC-CLIO, publisher.abc-clio.com/9780313082757.
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Covering eclectic topics ranging from South Asian religion to motherhood to world dance to ethnomusicology, this book focuses on contemporary selected experiences of women and how their lives interface with religion.
• Examines how women draw upon their faith to address the issues they face in the changing contexts of globalization, religion and spirituality, and feminism• Reveals the myriad ways in which women across Asia are mobilizing to become agents of change while remaining firmly rooted in their religious and cultural traditions
• Highlights how religion can be a powerful force for social change
- Table of Contents
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Table of Contents
Women and Asian Religions
Author(s): Kassam, Zayn;Contributors: Kassam, Zayn; Kassam, Zayn;Abstract:Covering eclectic topics ranging from South Asian religion to motherhood to world dance to ethnomusicology, this book focuses on contemporary selected experiences of women and how their lives interface with religion.
• Examines how women draw upon their faith to address the issues they face in the changing contexts of globalization, religion and spirituality, and feminism• Reveals the myriad ways in which women across Asia are mobilizing to become agents of change while remaining firmly rooted in their religious and cultural traditions
• Highlights how religion can be a powerful force for social change
Editor(s): Kassam, Zayn;SortTitle: women and asian religionsAuthor Info:Zayn R. KassameditorZayn R. KassamauthoreISBN-13: 9780313082757Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9780313082757.jpgPrint ISBN-13: 9780275991593Imprint: PraegerPages: 424Publication Date: 20170630- Cover Cover11
- Half Title i2
- Title iii4
- Copyright iv5
- Dedication v6
- Contents vii8
- Acknowledgments xi12
- Introduction xiii14
- Part I. Woman, Family, and Environment 126
- 1. Balinese Dancers on the Global Stage: Negotiating Motherhood, Religion, and Politics during the Suharto Regime 328
- 2. The Holy “Mother Who Is Not a Mother”: Saradamani Chattopadhyay 2146
- 3. Crisis of Transnational Families and Restoration of a Medium’s Marriage Life in Northeast Thailand 3964
- 4. Indian Women Through the Ages: Mother’s Roles in Mythology, Current Practices, and Future Prospects 5580
- Part II. Socioeconomics, Politics, Authority 6994
- 5. From Secession to Social Activism: Muslim Women’s Movements in the Philippines 7196
- 6. Speaking Shadows to Light: Vernacular Narrative as a Vehicle for Rajasthani Female Sādhus Voicing Vulnerability and Violence 87112
- 7. The Martyr Bomber Becomes a Goddess: Women, Theosis, and Sacrificial Violence in Sri Lanka 101126
- 8. Women of the Clouds: The Cordillera Religion and the Shaping of the Economic, Political, and Social Empowerment of Women 115140
- Part III. Body, Mind, and Spirit 133158
- 9. Gender, Popular Religion, and the Politics of Memory in Taiwan’s Urban Renewal: The Case of the Twenty-Five Ladies’ Tomb 135160
- 10. Shakti’s New Voice: Anandmurti Gurumaa and Female Empowerment 149174
- 11. Storytelling for Change: Women’s Activism and the Theater of Pritham Chakravarthy 169194
- 12. Women Living Buddhism in the West: Spiritual Practice and Daily Life 185210
- Part IV. Sexuality, Power, and Vulnerability 203228
- 13. Losing Faith, Gaining Empowerment: Changing Identities of Devadasis in Karnataka, India 205230
- 14. A Politics of Empathy: Christianity and Women’s Peace Activism in U.S. Military Prostitution in South Korea 223248
- 15. Transforming Trauma: From Partition Hauntings to Post 9/11 Angst in South Asian Cinema 241266
- Part V. Women, Worldview, and Religious Practice 259284
- 16. The Virtuous Life of a Thai Buddhist Nun 261286
- 17. Women in Contemporary Japanese Religious Civil Society Groups 283308
- 18. From the Old Lady of the Grove to Ekatmika Bhava: Women’s Mysticism, Devotion, and Possession Trance in Popular Bengali Shaktism 297322
- 19. The Rise of Female Vipassanā Meditation Teachers in Southeast Asia 313338
- Abbreviations 329354
- Glossary 331356
- Bibliography 341366
- Index 371396
- About the Editor and Contributors 389414