Women and Religious Traditions

This book analyses women and religion in the context of the major world religions: Hinduism, Buddhism, Chinese religions, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Aboriginal religions, and new religions focusing on the concept of the 'Goddess.' Each chapter is organized around common themes; history and the status of women in the respective religions, texts and interpretations, symbols and gender, sexuality, social change, women's official and unofficial roles, fundamentalism, and uniquefeatures of each religion as it pertains to women.Anderson, Leona is the author of 'Women and Religious Traditions', published 2004 under ISBN 9780195417548 and ISBN 0195417542.