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Finnish Women Making Religion puts forth the complex intersections that Lutheranism, the most important religious tradition in Finland, has had with other religions as well as with the larger society and politics also internationally.

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Author:   T. Utriainen ,  P. Salmesvuori
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   1st ed. 2014
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   3.843kg
ISBN:  

9781349482122

ISBN 10:   1349482129
Pages:   293
Publication Date:   17 July 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

"Introduction: Critical and Creative Turns; Terhi Utriainen, Päivi Salmesvuori, and Helena Kupari PART I 1. ""Feeding the Dead"": Women ""Doing"" Religion and Kinship in Traditional Russian Orthodox Karelia; Marja-LiisaKeinänen 2. Convincing One's Self and Other People: The Case of Trance Preacher Helena Konttinen; Päivi Salmesvuori 3. Alexandra Gripenberg's Feminist Christianity; Tiina Kinnunen PART II 4. ""Our Life Work"": Professional Women and Christian Values in Early Twentieth-Century Finland; Heini Hakosalo 5. ""A Touch of the Spiritual World"": An Anthroposophical Core in the Life and Work of Kersti Bergroth (1886–1975); Tiina Mahlamäki 6. Intersections of Gender, Religion, and Ethnicity in Christian Missions; Seija Jalagin PART III 7.'I Was Both Lutheran and Orthodox': Evacuee Karelian Orthodox Women, Bidenominational Families, and the Making of Religion; Helena Kupari 8. Life-Based; Theology of Finnish Women Theologians; Anni Tsokkinen 9. Servants and Agents: Gender Roles in Neocharismatic Christianity; Tuija Hovi PART IV 10. Finnish Women Sacralizing Nature; Heikki Pesonen and Terhi Utriainen 11. Finnish Women's Turn toward India: Negotiations between Lutheran Christianity and Indian Spirituality; Johanna Ahonen 12. Angels, Agency, and Emotions: Global Religion for Women in Finland?; Terhi Utriainen"

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This volume is a wonderful introduction to the multifaceted ways that Finnish women make religion. Expertly edited by Terhi Utriainen and Paivi Salmesvuori, the book ranges from studies of nineteenth century folk religion, by way of dissident voices criticizing mainstream Lutheran faith, to contemporary studies of Neopaganism, ecofeminism, and angels - all with their local variations. This is no dry theoretical survey, but vitally engages with diverse issues of embodiment, social relationships, and the material aspects of lived religious or spiritual experiences. I enthusiastically recommend this volume to all scholars of religion as a dynamic addition to contemporary literature on women and religion. - Morny Joy, Professor of Religious Studies, University of Calgary, Canada. This anthology illuminates the diversity of religious practice at an intersection of Eastern and Western Christianity. It brings the experiences of Finland's women into international scholarly discourses. Scholars from a variety of disciplines will benefit from Finnish Women making Religion in teaching and research. - Jason Lavery, Professor of History, Oklahoma State University, USA.

Author Information

Johanna Ahonen, University of Turku, Finland Heini Hakosalo, University of Oulu, Finland Tuija Hovi, Åbo Akademi University, Finland Seija Jalagin, University of Oulu, Finland Marja-Liisa Keinänen, Stockholm University, Sweden Tiina Kinnunen, University of Jyväskylä, Finland Helena Kupari, University of Helsinki, Finland Tiina Mahlamäki, University of Turku, Finland Heikki Pesonen, University of Helsinki, Finland Anni Tsokkinen, Diaconia University, Finland

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