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Andrew Davies, Juhi Gupta - Texts, Rituals, and Stories, Inbunden

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

Texts, Rituals, and Stories

Women’s Experiences of Religion

Av Andrew Davies, Juhi Gupta

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This book shows that whilst organized religions are often thought to oppress women, tracing alternative paths within these traditions can promote women's liberation and public participation in religion. It demonstrates this through three approaches: reinterpreting sacred texts in less patriarchal ways; evaluating and reframing foundational religious practices to better reflect women's experiences while maintaining faith commitments, and highlighting women of faith as role models throughout history.Focusing on Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam in India, Nepal, and the UK, the book illustrates how these traditions can speak positively to women worldwide. While acknowledging religion's complexities and challenges for women, it offers critical perspectives on the positive opportunities faith provides. It shows how women utilize religious resources—both theoretically and practically—to reform traditions and reclaim their central role in faith communities.This collection is essential reading for graduate and undergraduate students in women's studies, sociology, South Asian studies, religion, history, and cultural studies. It's particularly valuable for modules on religion and gender, Asian religions and cultures, and for anyone interested in feminist religious perspectives and women's contemporary lived experiences.
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  • Utgivningsdatum: 2026-12-21
  • Mått: 156 x 234 x undefined mm
  • Format: Inbunden
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 240
  • Förlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • ISBN: 9781041153771
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Andrew Davies is Professor of Public Religion and Director of the Edward Cadbury Centre for the Public Understanding of Religion at the University of Birmingham. His teaching, writing, and public engagement work continue to focus on religion’s cultural dimensions and societal and policy relevance, but more broadly cover religion in public life and policy, religion in business (including particularly ethical, value-based and conscious approaches to leadership), and the vital contribution faith communities can make to women’s empowerment and social mobility and to community cohesion.Juhi Gupta is Senior Assistant Professor in the Advanced Centre for Women’s Studies, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India, where she specializes in issues around gender, women and other marginalized communities, contributing also to training on gender equality across India’s universities. She is also Honorary Associate Professor at the University of Birmingham, where she is Director for India for the Edward Cadbury Centre for the Public Understanding of Religion, and the Founding President of the Inclusive Futures Foundation, an NGO working on women’s rights, education and culture.

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