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Religion and spirituality for diverse women : foundations of strength and resilience /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Other Authors: Bryant-Davis, Thema (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Santa Barbara : Praeger, 2014.
Subjects:
Women and religion.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Religion and Spirituality for Diverse Women; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction: Religion and Spirituality: Foundations of Resilience in Diverse Women's Lives; PART I: NATIVE AMERICAN/AMERICAN INDIAN WOMEN; 1. Building Resilience through Indigenous Traditions: American Indian Women Gain Strength through Traditional Spiritual Practices; 2. Indigenous Women and Wisdom: An Eternal Chain of Being; 3. Native Women: Voices from the Circle of Life; PART II: WOMEN OF AFRICAN DESCENT
  • 4. Toward a Positive Womanist Psychospirituality: Strengths, Gifts, and the Optimal Well-Being of Women of African Descent5. African American Women Coping with Trauma: The Impact of Spirituality and Religiosity; 6. Christian Religious Coping with HIV, Cancer, and Diabetes: African American Women and the Church's Response; 7. Religious Behaviors and Beliefs among Haitian Women in the United States; PART III: WOMEN OF ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER DESCENT; 8. Negotiating Multiple Cultures and Identities: Asian American Women and Christianity
  • 9. Buddhism and Taoism in the Lives of Asian American Women10. Transformation through our Circle of Fire; 11. The Role of Religion and Spirituality in Sikh Women's Lives; PART IV: LATINAS; 12. Santa María, Madre de Dios: Latinas, Religion, and Spiritualism; 13. La Diosa: Syncretistic Folk Spirituality among Latinas; PART V: WHITE WOMEN; 14. Unitarian Universalism and Feminist Psychology: An Intellectual, Spiritual, Personal, and Professional Journey; 15. Women, Spirituality, and Resilience: Women Saints (1098-1540) and Contemporary Women
  • 16. Religion and Spirituality: Key Factors in Resilience in Coptic Orthodox Women17. Feminism as a Source of Spiritual Strength; Conclusion: The Path Forward: The Future Study of Spirituality, Religion, and Resilience among Ethnically Diverse Women; Index; About the Editors and Contributors