Title: Women as teachers and disciples in traditional and new religions /
Authors: Puttick, Elizabeth, 1952-; Clarke, Peter B.
Publisher: E. Mellen Press,
Year: 1993
Subjects: Women and religion Congresses.
Contents: Desert mothers : women ascetics in early Christian Egypt / Averil Cameron -- The great Indian Goddess : a source of empowerment for women? / Ursula King -- Women as spiritual leaders in the Brahma Kumaris / Sister Sudesh -- The Brahma Kumaris and the role of women / Vieda Skultans -- Devotees and Matriarchs : women sannyasins in the Rajneesh movement / Elizabeth Puttick -- Daughter of fire by Irina Tweedie : documentation and experiences of a modern Naqshbandi Sufi / Sara Sviri -- Women disciples in Zen Buddhism / Anne Bancroft -- Why women are priests and teachers in Bahian Candomble / Peter B. Clarke -- Charismatic feminist leaders in magic-esoteric groups in Italy / Cecilia Gatto-Trocchi -- Women and power in modern Paganism / Vivianne Crowley.