| Evil, Good, and Gender: Facets of the Feminine in Zoroastrian Religious History Contributor(s): Wiebe, Donald (Other), Choksy, Jamsheed K. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0820456640 ISBN-13: 9780820456645 Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi OUR PRICE: $79.10 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 2002 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Zoroastrianism - Religion | Christianity - History - Religion | Institutions & Organizations |
| Dewey: 295.178 |
| LCCN: 2001029563 |
| Series: Toronto Studies in Religion |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6" W x 9.1" (1.05 lbs) 168 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Societies often link the phenomena of evil and good to the feminine and masculine genders and, by extension, to women and men. Evil, Good, and Gender explores doctrinal and societal developments within a context of malevolence that came to be attributed to the feminine and the female in contrast to benevolence ascribed to the masculine and the male by Zoroastrians or Mazda worshipers. This study authoritatively elucidates implications of the feminine and the masculine in religion and suggests that images in theology have been fundamental for defining both women's and men's social roles and statuses. |