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But these religions are not monolithic: rather than defining gender in rigid and repressive terms, new religions sometimes offer possibilities to women that are not otherwise available.
Women in New Religions: In Search of Community, Sexuality, and Spiritual Power
This book explores the social and spiritual issues tracing developments from the 1960s counter-culture to 1990s Goddess spirituality and culminates in a new typology of religious needs and values.
This is especially true within new religions, which frequently set roles for women in ways that help the movements to define their boundaries in relation to the wider society.
This book explores the social and spiritual issues tracing developments from the 1960s counter-culture to 1990s Goddess spirituality and culminates in a new typology of religious needs and values.