Methodology in Religious Studies

Arvind Sharma is Birks Professor of Comparative Religion at McGill University. He is the editor of Women Saints in World Religions and Women in World Religions and the coeditor (with Katherine K. Young) of Feminism and World Religions, all published by SUNY Press.

• PrefaceArvind Sharma IntroductionKatherine K. Young 1. Women's Studies and the History of ReligionsDavid Kinsley 2. From the Phenomenology of Religion to Feminism and Women's StudiesKatherine K. Young 3. Feminist Issues and Methods in the Anthropology of ReligionRita M. Gross 4. Feminist Research in the Sociology of Religion Constance A. Jones 5. The Impact of Women's Studies on the Psychology of Religion: Feminist Critique, Gender Analysis, and the Inclusion of WomenDiane Jonte-Pace 6. Feminist Philosophy of ReligionMary Ann Stenger 7. Methodologies in Women's Studies and Feminist TheologyRosemary Radford Ruether 8. Method in Women's Studies in Religion: A Critical Feminist HermeneuticsElisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza About the Contributors Index of Names Index of Terms Subject Index

"It is fascinating to see how authors from quite diverse perspectives show us how feminist thought has impacted their fields. This will be an important book in the field on several levels. Firstly, it could be used across a wide variety of disciplines as well as in women's studies or religious studies. Secondly, it contributes to the understanding of method in general. Finally, it addresses an important gap in our discourse about feminist thought, about how to trace its contribution, and how to then replicate its methodological claims." — Laurie Zoloth, San Francisco State University