Women's Religious Experience In Prehistoric And Small Scale Societies
Women's religious lives in contemporary state-based cultures seem to exist on the periphery of centralised religions headed by male clergies and male defined institutions and rituals. This was not always so for women. For over 97% of our history as human beings, women and men have participated...
| Auteur principal: | |
|---|---|
| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
| Vérifier la disponibilité: | HBZ Gateway |
| Journals Online & Print: | En cours de chargement...
|
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Publié: |
2002
|
| Dans: |
Australian religion studies review
Année: 2002, Volume: 15, Numéro: 2, Pages: 69-81 |
| Accès en ligne: |
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Résumé: | Women's religious lives in contemporary state-based cultures seem to exist on the periphery of centralised religions headed by male clergies and male defined institutions and rituals. This was not always so for women. For over 97% of our history as human beings, women and men have participated fully in the religious lives of their communities, each in their own clearly defined spheres. Drawing on examples from women-focused anthropology and evidence from ancient history, this essay explores some aspects of women's religious lives in prehistoric and contemporary small-scale cultures, previously hidden from Western eyes by assumptions and biases which, until recently, informed anthropological investigations. |
|---|---|
| ISSN: | 1744-9014 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Australian religion studies review
|