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Women and Religion: Global Lives in Focus
By Susan M. Shaw
- ISBN
- 9781440871962
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO. (Women and Society Around the World)
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Reviewed on November 1, 2021 | Reference
This latest title in the "Global Lives and Focus" series demonstrates that religion has long had a major impact upon the lives of women, sometimes in oppressive ways. Shaw (women, gender, and sexuality, Oregon State Univ., Corvallis) "takes a decidedly feminist approach in exploring women in the world's religions," examining systematic sexism and the treatment of LGBTQ+ people within faiths such as Christianity, Judaism, Islam, and Hinduism. Each of this volume's eight chapters, which are organized by region (S...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
