Women of the sacred groves : divine priestesses of Okinawa / / Susan Sered
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| Autore: |
Sered Susan Starr
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| Titolo: |
Women of the sacred groves : divine priestesses of Okinawa / / Susan Sered
|
| Pubblicazione: | New York, : Oxford University Press, c1999 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (315 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 299.56 |
| Soggetto topico: | Women priests - Japan - Okinawa-ken |
| Women - Religious life - Japan - Okinawa-ken | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Okinawa-ken (Japan) Religious life and customs |
| Note generali: | Previously issued in print: 1999. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-288) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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; Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Women of the sacred groves |
| ISBN: | 0-19-774195-9 |
| 1-280-47162-X | |
| 0-19-535233-5 | |
| 0-585-21561-8 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910812251803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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