This two-volume reference provides a view of women's religious experience both historically and cult...
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This two-volume reference provides a view of women's religious experience both historically and culturally. Six hundred articles, alphabetically arranged and cross-referenced, discuss themes including historical perspectives from prehistoric religions to contemporary new religions; religious and cultural perspectives; biographies of religious leaders and scholars; comparative study of issues such as mythology and afterlife; methods and theories for the study of women and religion; and the relationship of religion to the study of art, literature and science. Contains about 300 b&w photographs. The index is in Volume II. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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