Carolyn Sherif Award Address

Spirita : Reclaiming Womanist Sacredness into Feminism

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ID12005673
AuthorsLillian Comas-Diaz (0000-0003-4101-3951, Transcultural Mental Health Institute, corresponding author)
Year2008
Volume32
Issue1
Pages13-21
Publication date2008-02-27
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePsychology of Women Quarterly (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0361-6843 • E-ISSN: 1471-6402
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1111/j.1471-6402.2007.00403.x
OpenAlexW2029569316
LanguageEN
Citations received22
References cited28

I introduce Spirita, a womanist and mujerista spirituality. Spirita redefines spirituality as protest, resistance, and r/evolution. In contrast to feminist mainstream spirituality, Spirita places the interaction of race and gender at the center of women's lives. A way of knowing and being, Spirita endorses a universal perspective. Consequently, it promotes collective healing, international solidarity, and global social justice. Finally, I present how Spirita can enrich mainstream feminism by moving the subjective experiences of women of color from the margins to the center of feminist thought

Art · Feminism · Mainstream · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Politics · Psychoanalysis · Race (biology · Social justice · Social science · Sociology · Solidarity · Spirituality · Gender Studies · Law · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices · Theological Perspectives and Practices

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