03822nam a22005175i 4500 978-981-97-5975-0 DE-He213 20251030114602.0 cr nn 008mamaa 241203s2024 si | s |||| 0|eng d 9789819759750 978-981-97-5975-0 10.1007/978-981-97-5975-0 doi BL41 HRAC bicssc REL017000 bisacsh QRAC thema Women in World Religions [electronic resource] : Exploring the Future / edited by Arvind Sharma. 1st ed. 2024. Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2024. XIV, 207 p. 3 illus. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Chapter 1: Women in the Jewish Tradition: Contemporary Trends and Future Possibilities -- Chapter 2: Women and Christianity -- Chapter 3: Legal, Hermeneutical, and Activist Considerations in Mapping the Future for Muslim Women -- Chapter 4: Hinduism for Women: Present and Future Prospects for Socio-Spiritual Emancipation -- Chapter 5: Indigenous, Non-Western “Feminisms” in Early Buddhist Literature -- Chapter 6: Preserving Tradition: Jain Women -- Chapter 7: Women in Sikhism Revisited -- Chapter 8: Women’s Learning in the Confucian Tradition and Contemporary China —Learned Women, “Leftover” Women, and “The Third Sex” -- Chapter 9: Daoism and Women in Contemporary China. This book delves into the future of the relationship between religion and the status of women. With contributions from distinguished scholars, it examines current trends in the following religions: Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, Confucianism, and Daoism. It envisions the implications of these developments for the future position of women. The method employed in this book is characterized by what is known as 'personalist epistemology.' The contributing authors blend their experiences as women within the diverse traditions, along with more comprehensive accounts of the role of women in these religions. By doing so, they combine the finest aspects of subjective and objective approaches to studying women in world religions. The contributors examine contemporary trends within their respective religious traditions by combining the finest aspects of subjective and objective approaches to studying women in world religions. It serves as a testament to the enduring interest in women's roles in religion and the dynamic nature of the field. The book intends to appeal to many readers, from the general public to academics. It offers valuable insights into the position of women in world religions, making it relevant to both the average person and those engaged in scholarly pursuits. Religions. 70064 Religion History. 66931 Religion and sociology. 68604 Comparative Religion. 74036 History of Religion. 66936 Sociology of Religion. 68606 Sharma, Arvind. editor. edt http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt 88520 SpringerLink (Online service) Springer Nature eBook Printed edition: 9789819759743 Printed edition: 9789819759767 Printed edition: 9789819759774 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-5975-0 ZDB-2-REP ZDB-2-SXPR 65470 65470