Mixed Blessings
Subtitle: Gender and Religious Fundamentalism Cross Culturally
Publisher: Routledge
Published: December 24, 1996
Language: eng
Number of pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9780415911863
First sentence: IN 1991, Colombians drafted a new constitution, which for the first time separated church and state and declared all religions equal.
Description: Mixed Blessings analyzes the effect of religious fundamentalism on gender roles in a variety of religions and nations. It explains how some women benefit from fundamentalism, gaining economic power and autonomy, and portrays how others maneuver within its restrictions. The scope of the book is broad, ranging from Christian groups in North and South America, Islamic groups in the Middle East and China, Jews in Israel, Hindus in India, and Buddhists in Sri Lanka.

The detailed descriptions of women's lives illustrate the complexity of gender's intersection with fundamentalism.