Religion and Gender in the Developing World

Faith-Based Organizations and Feminism in India

Bibliographic Data

ID19908261
AuthorsTamsin Bradley (0000-0003-3472-5723, corresponding author)
Year2011
Publication date2011-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueReligion and Gender in the Developing World (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherTauris Academic Studies (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.5040/9780755692798
OpenAlexW4238306526
Open LibraryOL24858541M
ISBN9780755692798
GOOGLE_BOOK_IDjUIDRAAACAAJ
LanguageEN
Citations received9

Faith-based development organizations have become a central part of the lives of the women of rural Rajasthan, and have come to represent an important aspect of both individual and collective identities. And yet, religious teachings continue to be used to exclude women from public decision making forums and render them vulnerable to increasing levels of domestic violence. In a unique multi-disciplinary approach, combining a range of subjects, particularly gender studies, Bradley provides a unique study of the contradictory and complex role of development organisations and faith organizations in the lives of women in rural Rajasthan. This book will be of interest to students, reseachers and policy makers involved in various fields, including those of Development Studies, Religion, Gender Studies and Social Anthropology

Discipline · Epistemology · Faith · Faith-Based Organizations · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Gender Studies · Religion and Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nigeria · Religion, Society, and Development

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