Fundamentalism and Women in World Religions

Brief Description: A collection of essays by internationally renowned female scholars contesting notions of fundamentalism and examining women's roles in religion. Review Quotes: Mention --Book News, February 2009Review Quotes: Mention -Book News, February 2009Review Quotes: Mention Book News, February 2009Biographical Note: Arvind Sharma is Birks Professor of Comparative Religion at McGill University, Canada. Katherine K. Young is James McGill Professor at McGill University, Canada. Table of Contents: Chapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: Open Space and Double Locks: The Hindutva Appropriation of Female GenderChapter 3: Women as Fundamental and Fundamentalist Women: The Case of Buddhist Sri LankaChapter 4: Confucianism and Chinese ReligionChapter 5: Reading from Right to Left: Fundamentalism, Feminism, and Women's Changing Role in Jewish SocietiesChapter 6: Fundamentalism and Women in ChristianityChapter 7: Miniskirts and Fundamentalist Fashions: Clothing the Muslim Canadian Woman Review Citations:

Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2009 pg. 17 (EAN 9780567027498, Paperback)

Contributor Bio:  Sharma, Arvind Arvind Sharma is the Birks Professor of Comparative Religion in the Faculty of Religious Studies at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. Formerly of the I. A. S., he also holds an M. A. in Economics from Syracuse University, a Masters in Theological Studies from the Harvard Divinity School and a Ph. D. in Sanskrit and Indian Studies from Harvard University. He is currently engaged in promoting the adoption of "A Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the World s Religions". Contributor Bio:  Young, Katherine K Katherine K. Young is James McGill Professor of religious studies at McGill University. Paul Nathanson is a researcher in religious studies at McGill University. They are co-authors of Spreading Misandry: The Teaching of Contempt for Men in Popular Culture and Legalizing Misandry: From Public Shame to Systemic Discrimination Against Men and are currently working on the concluding volume of the series -- Transcending Misandry: From Feminist Ideology to Intersexual Dialogue.