Women of the Sacred Groves: Divine Priestesses of Okinawa

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• ISBN bar code 9780195352337 ξ1 registered March 17 2016
  
• Product category is Women-of-the-Sacred-Groves Susan-Sered Book

Although most historical and contemporary religions are governed by men, there are, scattered throughout the world, a handful of well-documented religions led by women. Most of these are marginal subordinate, or secondary religions in the societies in which they are located. The one known exception to this rule is the indigenous religion of Okinawa, where women Lead the official mainstream religion of the society. In this fieldwork-based study, Susan Sered provides the first indepth Look at this unique religious tradition, exploring the intersection between religion and gender. In addition to providing important information on this remarkable and title-studied group, this book helps to overturn our mostly unexamined assumptions that male dominance of the religious sphere is universal, axiomatic, and necessary.

^ Women of the Sacred Groves: Divine Priestesses of Okinawa ISBN 9780195352337 (revised Feb 2026)