Moon sisters, Krishna mothers, Rajneesh lovers : women's roles in new religions /

Moon sisters, Krishna mothers, Rajneesh lovers : women's roles in new religions /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Palmer, Susan J.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 1994.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Women and gender in North American religions.
Subjects:
Women and religion > North America > History > 20th century.
Cults > North America > History > 20th century.
Sex > Religious aspects > History > 20th century.
Sex role > Religious aspects > History > 20th century.
North America > Religion.
Table of Contents:
  • New religious feminine roles
  • Mothers and widows in Krishna consciousness
  • Lovers and leaders in the Rajneesh movement
  • Sisters in the Unification Church
  • Actualizers in the Institute of Applied Metaphysics
  • Helpmeets in the Messianic community
  • Playmates in the Raelian movement
  • Secret shamans in the Institute for the Development of the Harmonious Human Being
  • Spiritual solutions to problems besetting the family
  • Social experimentation and sexual innovations.