Priestess, Mother, Sacred Sister by Susan Starr Sered

Priestess, Mother, Sacred Sister by Susan Starr Sered

Priestess, Mother, Sacred Sister is a unique examination of the critical impact of the social rather than the biological aspects of motherhood on women's religions. Women's social roles as nurturers, healers, primary childcare providers, and emotional supporters are celebrated in women's religions more so than in traditional religions. This book explores the shared experiences of women across great cultural divides and offers a new understanding of the role gender plays in determining how individuals grapple with the ultimate questions of existence.

fascinating study.. Starr demonstrates in rich detail that women's religions share several characteristics. Starr's non-dogmatic ('female'?) approach to women's religions makes very worthwhile reading. * Karin Van Nieuwkerk, University of Nijmegen, Social Anthropology, Vol 4, Part 3 - 1996 *

Susan Starr Sered is the author of Women as Ritual Experts, and is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel.

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ISBN 13	9780195104677
ISBN 10	0195104676
Title	Priestess, Mother, Sacred Sister
Author	Susan Starr Sered
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Oxford University Press Inc
Year published	1996-12-05
Number of pages	352
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