<P>This book provides a critical and decolonial analysis of gender and development theory and practice in religious societies through the presentation of a detailed ethnographic study of conjugal violence in Ethiopia.</P><P>Responding to recent consensus that gender mainstreaming approaches have failed to produce their intended structural changes, Romina Istratii explains that gender and development analytical and theoretical frameworks are often constructed through western Euro-centric lenses ill-equipped to understand gender-related realities and human behaviour in non-western religious contexts and knowledge systems. Instead, Istratii argues for an approach to gender-sensitive research and practice which is embedded in insiders¿ conceptual understandings as a basis to theorise about gender, assess the possible gendered underpinnings of local issues and design appropriate alleviation strategies. Drawing on a detailed study of conjugal abuse realities and attitudes in two villages and
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Examines cultural interaction, transformation and the repercussions and local reactions to Greek colonization in social, religious, economic and cultural terms in a series of case studies from around the Mediterranean and Black Sea.
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<P><EM>Spirit Possession and Communication</EM><I>in Religious and Cultural Contexts </I>explores the phenomenon of spirit possession, focusing on the religious and cultural functions it serves as a means of communication....
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<p>This new anthology from SAGE brings together over 90 recent readings on gender, sexuality, and intimate relationships from <em>Contexts</em>, the award-winning magazine published by the American Sociological Association. Each contributor...
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