Women's "Experience" in New Religious Movements: The Case of Shinnyoen

While preaching a doctrine of sexual equality, many new religious movements in fact place women in a subordinate position. Previous research on these movements has claimed that it is women themselves who support the structures of male-dominance and has been critical of the women as being backward. I...

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Main Author: Usui, Atsuko (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: [2003]
In: Japanese journal of religious studies
Year: 2003, Volume: 30, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 216-241
Further subjects:B Women
B Gender Equality
B Buddhism
B Feminism
B Religious Studies
B Gender Roles
B Men
B spirit mediums
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