ABSTRACT
In an era which many now recognise as ‘post-secular’, the role that religions play in shaping gender identities and relationships has been awarded a renewed status in the study of societies and social change. In both the Global South and the Global North, in the 21st century, religiosity is of continuing significance, not only in people’s private lives and in the family, but also in the public sphere and with respect to political and legal systems. The Routledge Handbook of Religion, Gender and Society is an outstanding reference source to these key topics, problems and debates in this exciting subject area. Comprising over 40 chapters by a team of international contributors, the Handbook is divided into 3 parts:
- Critical debates for religions, gender and society: theories, concepts and methodologies
- Issues and themes in religions, gender and society
- Contexts and locations
Within these sections, central issues, debates and problems are examined, including activism, gender analysis, intersectionality and feminism, oppression and liberation, equality, bodies and embodiment, space and place, leadership and authority, diaspora and migration, marriage and the family, generation and aging, health and reproduction, education, violence and conflict, ecology and climate change and the role of social media.
The Routledge Handbook of Religion, Gender and Society is essential reading for students and researchers in religious studies and gender studies. The Handbook will also be very useful for those in related fields, such as cultural studies, area studies, politics, sociology, anthropology and history.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1|16 pages
Introduction
part 1|174 pages
Critical debates for religions, gender and society
chapter 2|18 pages
Gender in religion, religion in society
chapter 5|21 pages
Gender, religion, and postcolonialism
chapter 7|16 pages
Reclaiming public and digital spaces
chapter 8|17 pages
Social media and online environments
chapter 11|14 pages
Narrative approaches to religion and gender
chapter 12|16 pages
When my work is found wanting
part 2|194 pages
Issues and themes in religions, gender and society
chapter 13|15 pages
Butch lesbians, femme queens and promiscuous clergy
chapter 19|14 pages
Mothers, bodhisattvas and women of tomorrow
chapter 20|18 pages
Articulating the neoliberal motherhood discourse
chapter 21|14 pages
Women, religion and the state
chapter 24|14 pages
Religion, gender and international development
part 3|226 pages
Contexts and locations