Women, Religion, and Space in China: Islamic Mosques & Daoist Temples, Catholic Convents & Chinese Virgins by Jingjun Shui, Maria Jaschok (Paperback, 2013)
What enables women to hold firm in their beliefs in the face of long years of hostile persecution by the Communist party/state? How do women withstand daily discrimination and prolonged hardship under a Communist regime which held rejection of religious beliefs and practices as a patriotic duty? Through the use of archival and ethnographic sources and of rich life testimonies, this book provides a rare glimpse into how women came to find solace and happiness in the flourishing, female-dominated traditions of local Islamic women's mosques, Daoist nunneries and Catholic convents in China. These women passionately - often against unimaginable odds - defended sites of prayer, education and congregation as their spiritual home and their promise of heaven, but also as their rightful claim to equal entitlements with men.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN-13
9780415853309
eBay Product ID (ePID)
177858088
Product Key Features
Author
Jingjun Shui, Maria Jaschok
Publication Name
Women, Religion, and Space in China: Islamic Mosques & Daoist Temples, Catholic Convents & Chinese Virgins
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Geography & Geosciences, Zoology
Publication Year
2013
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
276 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
229mm
Item Width
152mm
Item Weight
431g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Maria Jaschok, Jingjun Shui
Series Title
Routledge International Studies of Women and Place