Women and Asian Religions

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Reference, Comparative Religion

• ISBN: 9780313082757
• Publisher: ABC-CLIO
• Publication: June 22, 2017
• Imprint: Praeger
• Language: English

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