Natality and Motherism: Embodiment within Praxis of Spiritual Leadership

Ali Green (2009: 51) has observed that “[w]omen’s experiences of giving birth have historically been under-explored as a resource for theology, but this essentially female function, now bodily represented by the woman priest, clearly symbolizes aspects of the divine”. In this article we explore — th...

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Authors: Getman, E. (Author) ; Nadar, S. (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: ASRSA 2013
In: Journal for the study of religion
Year: 2013, Volume: 26, Issue: 2, Pages: 59-73
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