| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 298 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-288) and index. |
| Summary |
Although most historical and contemporary religions are governed by men, there are, scattered throughout the world, a handful of well-documented religions led by women. Most of these are marginal, subordinate, or secondary religions in the societies in which they are located. The one known exception to this rule is the indigenous religion of Okinawa, where women lead the official mainstream religion of the society. In this fieldwork-based study, Susan Sered provides the first; in-depth look at this unique religious tradition, exploring the intersection between religion and gender. In addition to providing important information on this remarkable and little-studied group, this book helps to overturn our mostly unexamined assumptions that male dominance of the religious sphere is; universal, axiomatic, and necessary. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Women -- Religious life -- Japan -- Okinawa-ken.
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Women -- Religious life. |
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Japan -- Okinawa-ken. |
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Okinawa-ken (Japan) -- Religious life and customs.
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Women priests -- Japan -- Okinawa-ken.
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Women priests. |
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Okinawa-ken (Japan) -- Religious life and customs. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Subject |
Women. |
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Womyn. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Sered, Susan Starr. Women of the sacred groves. New York : Oxford University Press, 1999 0195124863 (DLC) 98017673 (OCoLC)38883775 |
| ISBN |
0585215618 (electronic book) |
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9780585215617 (electronic book) |
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128047162X |
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9781280471629 |
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9780195124873 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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0195124871 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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0195124863 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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0195124871 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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9780195124866 |
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