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Author:   Jinhua Jia ,  Xiaofei Kang ,  Ping Yao
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
Imprint:   State University of New York Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.431kg
ISBN:  

9781438453088

ISBN 10:   1438453086
Pages:   310
Publication Date:   02 July 2015
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

List of Tables and Figures Acknowledgments Introduction Jinhua Jia, Xiaofei Kang, Ping Yao Part I. Restoring Female Religiosity and Subjectivity 1. Tang Women in the Transformation of Buddhist Filiality Ping Yao 2. Writing Oneself into the Tradition: The Autobiographical Sermon of Chen Master Jizong Xingche (b. 1606) Beata Grant 3. Making Religion, Making the New Woman: Reading Su Xuelin's Autobiographical Novel Jixin (Thorny Heart) Zhange Ni Part II. Redefining Identity and Tradition 4. The Identity of Tang Daoist Priestesses Jinhua Jia 5. Revisiting White-haired Girl: Women, Gender, and Religion in Communist Revolutionary Propoganda Xiaofei Kang 6. Negotiating between Two Patriarchies: Chinese Christian Women in Postcolonial Hong Kong Wai Ching Angela Wong Part III. Recovering Bodily Differences 7. Birthing the Self: Metaphor and Transformation in Medieval Daoism Gil Raz 8. Female Alchemy: Transformation of a Gendered Body Elena Valussi 9. A Religious Menopausal Ritual: Changing Body, Identity, and Values Neky Tak-ching Cheung Bibliography About the Contributors Index

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An informative read which explores the history of women in Chinese spirituality and tradition. This new sub-specialty is worth watching for what it portends in the larger field of feminist studies in religion. - Women's Alliance for Theology, Ethics, and Ritual ...a welcome collection that delivers what it advertises ... this volume will continue to inspire future studies that seek to reconceptualize and reimagine Chinese religions from a gender perspective, which might be the greatest of all its contributions. - Journal of Chinese Religions Gendering Chinese Religion breaks new ground in the study of both gender and religion by utilizing an interdisciplinary approach to present new data and stimulating analyses about how women have contributed to Chinese religious life ... Its contents will be sure to spark new and exciting research on previously overlooked aspects of Chinese religious life, while it has immense value for classroom use as well. - Journal of Chinese Studies

Gendering Chinese Religion breaks new ground in the study of both gender and religion by utilizing an interdisciplinary approach to present new data and stimulating analyses about how women have contributed to Chinese religious life ... Its contents will be sure to spark new and exciting research on previously overlooked aspects of Chinese religious life, while it has immense value for classroom use as well. - Journal of Chinese Studies

Author Information

Jinhua Jia is Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies at the University of Macau. Xiaofei Kang is Associate Professor of Religion at the George Washington University. Ping Yao is Professor of History and Director of the Asian and Asian American Studies Program at California State University, Los Angeles.

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