Contemporary Encounters in Gender and Religion (eBook)

Lena Gemzöe is an anthropologist and associate professor of gender studies at Stockholm University, Sweden. Her publications in the area of gender and religion deal with death-related practices and pilgrimage in various forms. Her research interests also include feminist theory, reflexive ethnography, and culture theory.Marja-Liisa Keinänen is Associate Professor of History of Religions and Senior Lecturer at Stockholm University, Sweden. Her research is in gender, ethnicity, and vernacular religion, especially women’s rituals and ritual agency.Avril Maddrell is Associate Professor in Social and Cultural Geography at University of West England, Bristol, UK, and Co-Editor of the journal Gender, Place and Culture. Her research addresses sacred mobilities, landscape, deathscapes, gender, and geographical thought.

Part I. Studying Gender and Religion: A Reflexive Perspective1. Can There Be Religion Without Gender?; Jill DubischPart II. Feminist Perspectives on Male Religious Worlds and Masculinization Studies Of Religion2. Feminist Reflections On The Study Of The Feminization And Masculinization Of Religion; Marja-Liisa Keinänen3. Working the Way To Santiago De Compostela. Masculinities And Spiritualities Of Capitalism; Lena GemzöePart III. Beyond The Religious Woman As ‘Other’: Gender, Sexuality And Religious Diversity4. Gender and Citizenship. Governing Muslim Body Covering In Europe; Birgit Sauer5. Navigating Equality: Religious Young Women’s Perceptions Of Gender And Sexuality Equality; Sarah-Jane Page6. Sharing Experiences Of ‘Suspect Communities’ In Britain: Irish Catholic And Muslim Women’s ‘Voices In Harmony’; Lyn ThomasPart IV. Alternative Spirituality – Alternative Subjectivity?7. Desire For Enchanted Bodies: The Case Of Women Engaging Angel Spirituality; Terhi Utriainen8. From Angel In The Home To Sacred Prostitute: Unconditional Love And Gendered Hierarchies In Contemporary Spirituality; Anna Fedele And Kim KnibbePart V. Body, Space and Movement: Shifting Perspectives9. Gendered Spaces And Practice, Relationality And Authority At The Marian Shrine of Ta Pinu, Gozo, Malta; Avril Maddrell10. Caring And Connecting: Reworking Religion, Gender And Families In Post-Migration Life; Catrien Notermans, Maya Turolla and Willy Jansen11. ‘For Those With Hardened Hearts’: Female Mysticism, Masculine Piety And The Divine Mercy Devotion; Alana HarrisPart VI. Feminist Theology As ‘Religious Other’?  Locating, Teaching and Theorizing12. The History Of Feminist Theology In The Academy: An Autoethnographic Research Journey; Heather Walton13. Feminist Theology, Religious Studies And Gender Studies: Mutual Challenges; Elina Vuola14. Afterword; Linda Woodhead