02385nam 2200613Ia 450 991045600820332120200520144314.01-280-47162-X0-19-535233-50-585-21561-8(CKB)111000211156224(EBL)273414(OCoLC)476016191(SSID)ssj0000273404(PQKBManifestationID)11247454(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000273404(PQKBWorkID)10309225(PQKB)10765714(MiAaPQ)EBC273414(Au-PeEL)EBL273414(CaPaEBR)ebr10278810(CaONFJC)MIL47162(OCoLC)466432400(EXLCZ)9911100021115622419980326d1999 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrWomen of the sacred groves[electronic resource] divine priestesses of Okinawa /Susan SeredNew York Oxford University Pressc19991 online resource (315 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-512487-1 0-19-512486-3 Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-288) and index.Contents; Introduction; Prologue: Okinawan History, Henza Village, and Methodology; Part I: Divine Dis-Order; Part II: Questions of Gender; Part III: Sitting in the Seat of the Gods; Part IV: Questions of Power; Part V: Deconstructing Gender; Appendixes; Notes; References; IndexThis text looks at the unique tradition of Okinawa, where women lead the official mainstream religion of the society. It explores the intersection between religion and gender. The author sees the absence of male dominance as part of a broader absence of hierarchical ideologies.Women priestsJapanOkinawa-kenWomenReligious lifeJapanOkinawa-kenOkinawa-ken (Japan)Religious life and customsElectronic books.Women priestsWomenReligious life299.56Sered Susan Starr1014521MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910456008203321Women of the sacred groves2488428UNINA