LEADER 02549nam 2200673Ia 450 001 9910812251803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-19-774195-9 010 $a1-280-47162-X 010 $a0-19-535233-5 010 $a0-585-21561-8 024 7 $a10.1093/oso/9780195124866.001.0001 035 $a(CKB)111000211156224 035 $a(EBL)273414 035 $a(OCoLC)476016191 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000273404 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11247454 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000273404 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10309225 035 $a(PQKB)10765714 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL273414 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10278810 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL47162 035 $a(OCoLC)466432400 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC273414 035 $a(OCoLC)1406786677 035 $a(StDuBDS)9780197741955 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111000211156224 100 $a19980326d1999 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aWomen of the sacred groves $edivine priestesses of Okinawa /$fSusan Sered 210 $aNew York $cOxford University Press$dc1999 215 $a1 online resource (315 p.) 225 1 $aOxford scholarship online 300 $aPreviously issued in print: 1999. 311 $a0-19-512487-1 311 $a0-19-512486-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 279-288) and index. 327 $aContents; 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; Index 330 $aThis text looks at the unique tradition of Okinawa, where women lead the official mainstream religion of the society. It explores the intersection between religion and gender. The author sees the absence of male dominance as part of a broader absence of hierarchical ideologies. 410 0$aOxford scholarship online. 606 $aWomen priests$zJapan$zOkinawa-ken 606 $aWomen$xReligious life$zJapan$zOkinawa-ken 607 $aOkinawa-ken (Japan)$xReligious life and customs 615 0$aWomen priests 615 0$aWomen$xReligious life 676 $a299.56 700 $aSered$b Susan Starr$01014521 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910812251803321 996 $aWomen of the sacred groves$94095599 997 $aUNINA