WOMEN AND RELIGION

The Directory for Women and Religion provides loads of links to various sites regarding women's roles in relgion.
http://wedirectyou.com/womennmr/religion.htm

Women in Judaism: A Multidisciplinary Journal is an academic, refereed journal published exclusively on the Internet, and devoted to scholarly debate on gender-related issues in Judaism. The ultimate aim of the journal is to promote the reconceptualization of the study of Judaism, by acknowledging and incorporating the roles played by women, and by encouraging the development of alternative research paradigms.
 http://www.utoronto.ca/wjudaism/

Under Shekhina's Wings: Cross Cultural Women's Spirituality focuses on cross-cultural and interfaith women's spirituality or feminist spirituality and religion. It is primarily feminist in nature and includes sections on Jewish feminist, Earth Religions or Pagan feminist, Christian feminist, Moslem feminist, and Freedom of Religion, with additional links to Bahai and mythology sources.
 http://www.geocities.com/Athens/1501/

Diotima: Materials for the Study of Women and Gender in the Ancient World serves as an interdisciplinary resource for anyone interested in patterns of gender around the ancient Mediterranean and as a forum for collaboration among instructors who teach courses about women and gender in the ancient world. As you will see, Diotima includes course materials, the beginnings of a systematic and searchable bibliography (with an emphasis on recent work), and links to many on-line articles, book reviews, databases, and images." Maintained at the University of Kentucky http://www.uky.edu/ArtsSciences/Classics/gender.html

The Muslim Woman's Homepage: Misinformation and misconception about Muslim women proliferate in the world today among non-Muslims and Muslims. Jannah hopes that instead of falling into the typical stereotypes and cultural innovation, the information here will pique your interest and help you to understand the true stance Islam takes on gender issues and the role of women.
http://www.jannah.org/sisters/

Catholics for a Free Choice is an independent not-for-profit organization, is engaged in research, policy analysis, education, and advocacy on issues of gender equality and reproductive health. Working in the Catholic social justice tradition, CFFC is affiliated with Catholic Organizations for Renewal and the Women-Church Convergence, both based in the United States, and with the European Network/Church on the Move.
http://www.catholicsforchoice.org/indexengflash.htm

Women Active in Buddhism  Women teachers, activists, scholars, nuns, and yoginis (practitioners) may be found on these pages, as well as teachings and special events, projects, organisations, bibliographic and contact information for women in Buddhism. They also offer a complete guide to the many female meditational deities found in Tibetan Buddhist practice.
http://members.tripod.com/~Lhamo/

SisterSite is a new presence on the Web, the purpose of which is to serve as a clearing house for information on women's religious congregations, the history of religious life, and the contemporary concerns of women in church and society. While its content and focus is primarily Catholic, it also hopes to serve the needs of those in other religious traditions.
http://www.geocities.com/Wellesley/1114/
 
 
 

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