Fundamentalism and Gender / Edition 1

by John S. Hawley, Wayne Proudfoot

Overview

Fundamentalism, as the word implies, is about getting back to the basics, and for Americans this has meant getting back to God's word as proclaimed in the Bible. The essays in this book examine the connection between fundamentalism and gender. Looking in detail at Islam, Hinduism, the New Religions of Japan, and American Christianity, they reveal their control over women--their sexuality, reproductive power and social and economic roles.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780195082623
Publisher:	Oxford University Press, USA
Publication date:	01/28/1994
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	232
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.19(h) x 0.52(d)

About the Author

Barnard College, Columbia University

Table of Contents

1.	Introduction	3
	Four Case Studies
2.	American Fundamentalism: The Ideal of Femininity	47
3.	Indian Islam: The Shah Bano Affair	63
4.	Hinduism: Sati and Its Defenders	79
5.	Japanese New Religions: Profiles in Gender	111
	Conclusions in Contradiction
6.	"Fundamentalism": Objections from a Modern Jewish Historian	137
7.	Fundamentalism and the Control of Women	175
	Bibliography	203
	Contributors	213
	Index	215

Editorial Reviews

"This book goes farther than any other source I know in establishing the centrality of gender issues for present day fundamentalist groups throughout the world. Consisting of essays by major scholars in the field, Fundamentalism and Gender offers the kind of fresh, comparative perspectives we need in our continuing efforts to grasp the full dimensions of modern fundamentalism and the range of challenges it faces."—Lewis V. Baldwin, Vanderbilt University

"Gender provides a critical key to unlocking the dynamics of what fundamentalism is. This book will very much contribute to that discussion."—Rosemary R. Ruether, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary

"Insightful, informative examination of the common features of fundamentalism in various cultures and its impact on the status and treatment of women—Very thought-provoking as well as disturbing!"—Carolyn D. Blevins, Carson-Newman College

"Very enlightening!"—R. Taylor Scott, Francis Marion University

"This book brings us closer to understanding the role of gender in the struggles by fundamentalists to make their numbers count within secular societies."—The Women's Review of Books

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