Full Description
Beyond Mother Goddesses introduces key scholars in the study of mothers, maternal figures and motherhood at the intersection with religion and spirituality, as well as new paths for research.
It features interviews with key scholars in religious studies and closely related disciplines, and offers a reflexive stance on theory and methodology. The scholars whose interviews are gathered in this volume study different traditions including Greco-Roman religions, Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity, and contemporary cultures, and time periods from Antiquity and Ancient India to contemporary cultures. Although they also represent different disciplines and draw on different methodologies, they all examine the intersection of mothers, motherhood and mothering with religion and spirituality.
With its introduction and its conclusion, which together provide a detailed description of the state of the field and new avenues for research, this volume offers a thorough examination of the emerging subfield of study on mothers, motherhood, mothering and religion.
Contents
Introduction: Beyond Mother Goddesses? 1. Interview of Karen Derris about the article "Interpreting Buddhist Representations of Motherhood and Mothering" (2014) 2. Interview of Reiko Ohnuma about the book Ties That Bind: Maternal Imagery and Discourse in Indian Buddhism (2012) 3. Interview of Amrita Nandy about the book Motherhood and Choice: Uncommon Mothers, Childfree Women (2017) 4. Interview of Maithreyi Krishnaraj about the book Motherhood in India: Glorification without Empowerment? (2010) 5. Interview of Anu Aneja & Shubhangi Vaidya about the book Embodying Motherhood: Perspectives from Contemporary India (2016) 6. Interview of Francis X. Clooney about the book Divine Mother, Blessed Mother: Hindu Goddesses and the Virgin Mary (2005) 7. Interview of Philippe Borgeaud about the book La Mère des dieux. De Cybèle à la Vierge Marie (1996) 8. Interview of Massimo Cultraro about the chapter "Maternità asimmetriche: meccanismi di riproduzione-produzione sociale e dinamiche simboliche nella Grecia micena" (2017) 9. Interview of Silvia Romani about the book Nascite speciali. Usi e abusi del modello biologico del parto e della gravidanza nel mondo antico (2004) 10. Interview of Roberta Franchi about the book La maternità nel mondo classico e cristiano: miti e modelli (2018-2019) 11. Interview of Stephanie Buckhanon Crowder about the book When Momma Speaks: The Bible and Motherhood from a Womanist Perspectives (2016) Conclusion: Charting New Directions in the Study of Motherhood and Religions
