Overview

This book examines the critical and often undervalued contributions of women to the culture, well-being, and subsistence of their communities as active, powerful, and wise ritual specialists. From the Dalit midwives in India to the women of the Nahua region in the state of Morelos, Mexico, from the indigenous nations in Turtle Island in Canada to the shamans (male and female) of South Korea and Vietnam, there are still many vital indigenous cultures around the world in which women often hold positions of religious authority and leadership. Women and Indigenous Religions addresses specific issues in the study of religion, such as the multifaceted tensions between indigenous traditions and gender and the genealogy of positions of authority in religion or spiritual matters. A close examination reveals that native religions, with their women specialists, are still a source of inspiration for millions of men and women even in the ""advanced"" areas in the world. This fact challenges the opinion that indigenous cultures are becoming extinct.

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Author:   Sylvia Marcos ,  Cheryl A. Kirk-Duggan ,  Lillian Ashcraft-Eason ,  Karen Jo Torjesen
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Praeger Publishers Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.595kg
ISBN:  

9780275991579

ISBN 10:   0275991571
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   01 July 2010
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Introduction: Perspectives of Indigenous Religious Traditions from the Americas, Asia, and Australia Part I. Women, Family, and Environment 1. Ngarrindjeri Women's Stories: Kungun and Yunnan Diane Bell 2. Feminine Rituality and the Spirit of the Water in Peru Frédérique Apffel-Marglin Part II. Socioeconomics, Politics, and Authority 3. Indigenous Spirituality, Gender, and the Politics of Justice: Voices from the First Summit of Indigenous Women of the Americas Sylvia Marcos 4. Authority and Ritual in the Caves of Tepoztlán, Mexico: Women Priestesses in Popular Religion Ana María Salazar Peralta Part III. Body, Mind, and Spirit 5. Dressing up the Spirits: Costumes, Cross-Dressing, and Incarnation in Korea and Vietnam Laurel Kendall and Hien Thi Nguyen 6. Women and Sacred Medicines among the Khasis in the Highlands of Northeast India Darilyn Syiem 7. The Not-So-Subtle Body in Dais' Birth Imagery Janet Chawla Part IV. Sexuality, Power, and Vulnerability 8. Ritual Gendered Relationships: Kinship, Marriage, Mastery, and Machi Modes of Personhood Ana Mariella Bacigalupo 9. Sexuality and Ritual: Indigenous Women Recreating Their Identities in Contemporary Mexico Nuvia Balderrama Vara Part V. Women, World view, and Religious Practice 10. Drawing the Connections: Mayan Women's Quest for a Gendered Spirituality Morna Macleod 11. Decolonizing our Spirits: Cultural Knowledge and Indigenous Healing Renee Linklater Suggested Reading About the Editor and Contributors Index

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Sylvia Marcos, PhD, researches, teaches, and publishes on gender issues in ancient and contemporary Mesoamerica.

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