This collection of essays explores how women from a variety of religious and cultural communities have contributed to the richly textured, pluralistic society o

In Canada, women’s bodies are often at the centre of debates about religious pluralism, multiculturalism, and secularism. Women have long played a critical ro

This book investigates women’s ritual authority and the common boundaries between religion and notions of gender, ethnicity, and identity. Nanette R. Spina si

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This book is intended for advanced undergraduate and graduate students interested in learning about the many ways in which religious diversity is manifest in da