Women in New Religions :

Gender, Power, and Sexuality
by Elizabeth Puttick, Jo Campling

Paperback, 240 pages
Published by St Martins Pr (Short)
Publication date: July 1, 1997
ISBN: 0312172605

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Table of Contents

Foreword

By Ursula King

List of Abbreviations

Introduction

1. New Religions and the Counter-Culture

2. The Making of the Master-Disciple Relationship

3. Abuse of Power: The Shadow Side of Charismatic Authority

4. Devotion: The Path of Feminine Spirituality?

5. Sexuality: Union or Opposition of Body and Spirit?

6. Motherhood and Community: Beyond the Nuclear Family

7. Gender Roles, Work and Power

8. Female Spiritual Leadership in NRMs

9. Goddess Spirituality: The Feminist Alternative?

10. A New Model of Spiritual Needs and Values

Notes

Bibliography

Internet addresses

Index

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