Religion and spirituality for diverse women
Subtitle: foundations of strength and resilience
By: Thema Bryant-Davis, Asuncion Miteria Austria, Debra M. Kawahara, and Diane J. Willis, editors
Publisher: Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC; Praeger
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Santa Barbara
Language: eng
Number of pages: 327
ISBN-13: 9781440833298; 9781440833304
Subjects: Women and religion
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : religion and spirituality : foundations of resilience in diverse women's lives  -- Thema Bryant-Davis, Anthea Gray, and Cecile Bhang; title: Part I. Native American/American Indian women --; title: ch. 1. Building resilience through indigenous traditions : American Indian women gain strength through traditional spiritual practices  -- Dolores Subia BigFoot and Iva GreyWolf; title: ch. 2. Indigenous women and wisdom : an eternal chain of being  -- Wendy women : voices from the circle of life / -- Pamela Jumper Thurman and Barbara A. Plested; title: PartII. Women of African descent --; title: ch. 4. Toward a positive womanist psychospirituality : strengths, gifts, and the optimal well-being of women of African descent /Shelly Harrell, Ashley E. Coleman, and Tyonna P. Adams --; title: ch. 5. African American women coping with trauma : the impact of spirtituality and religiosity  -- Gimel Rogers; title: ch. 6. Christian religious coping with HIV, cancer, and diabetes : African American women and the church's response  -- Monica U. Ellis; title: ch. 7. Religious behaviors and beliefs among Haitian women in the United States  -- Guerda Nicolas, Lauren Smith, and Ann aWheatley; title: Part III. Women of Asian and Pacific Islander descent --; title: ch. 8. Negotiating multiple cultures and identities : Asian American women and Christianity  -- Grace Kim; title: ch. 9. Buddhism and Taoism in the lives of Asian American women  -- Diane S. Hayashino and Yuying Tsong; title: ch. 10. Transformation through our circle of fire  -- Yvonne N. Awana, Susana Ming Lowe, and Ann S. Yabusaki; title: ch. 11. The role of religion and spirituality in Sikh women's lives  -- Kiran S.K. Arora and Muninder K. Ahluwalia; title: Part IV. Latinas --; title: ch. 12. Santa Maria, Madre de Dios : Latinas, religion, and spiritualism  -- Enedina Garcia-Vazquez and Merranda Romero Marin; title: ch. 13. La Diosa : Syncretistic folk spirituality among Latinas  -- Lillian Comas-Diaz; title: Part V. White women --; title: ch. 14. Unitarian Universalism and feminist psychology : an intellectual, spiritual, personal, professional journey  -- Margaret E. Madden; title: ch. 15. Women, spirituality, and resilience : women saints (1098-1540) and contemporary women  -- Lela A. Joscelyn; title: ch. 16. Religion and spirituality : key factors in resilience in Coptic Orthodox women  -- Chrstine E. Agaibi; title: ch. 1. Feminism as a source of spiritual strength  -- Joan C. Chrisler and Maureen C. McHugh; title: Conclusion : the path forward : the future study of spirituality, religion, and resilience among ethnically diverse women -- Thema Bryant-Davis and Adriana Alejandre.