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... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > global studies > global governance and world order > global religion > religion in public life > women's roles
... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of religion > global religion > religion in public life > women's roles

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women's roles  

Definition

  • The role of women refers to characteristics and behaviors of females within a religious tradition, as well as the influence that particular women have had on the development of the tradition. Long ignored, women's role is a topic that has attracted a great deal of interest and controversy since the advent of the feminist movement in the past century. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Religion; Women's Roles]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-ZN0RQR7G-0

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