Women of the Sacred Groves
Divine Priestesses of Okinawa
$114.05
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
29 April 1999
Summary
Okinawa is the only contemporary society in which women lead the official, mainstream, publicly funded religion. Priestesses are the acknowledged religious leaders within the home, clan, and village–and, until annexation by Japan approximately one hundred years ago, within the Ryukyuan Kingdom. This fieldwork-based study provides a gender-sensitive look at a remarkable religious tradition. Susan Sered spent a year living in Henza, an Okinawan fishing village,joining priestesses as they conduc…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780195124873 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0195124871 |
| Author: | Susan Sered |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 29 April 1999 |
| Weight: | 454g |
| Dimensions: | 232mm x 154mm x 22mm |
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“The value of this sensitive study rests in its close attention to gender-related issues….This is a valuable addition to the literature on this relatively understudied area of the world.”–Religious Studies Review
About The Author
Susan Sered
Susan Starr Sered is Senior Research Associate at Suffolk University’sCenter for Women’s Health and Human Rights, and former Research Director atHarvard University’s Center for the Study of World Religions. She is amedical anthropologist and the author of numerous articles and books, including “Religion and Healing in America” (2004), and “What Makes Women Sick?Militarism, Maternity and Modesty in Israeli Society” (2000). Rushika Fernandopulle is a physician who serves on the clinical staff at the Massachusetts General Hospital and the faculty of Harvard Medical School. He
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