The womanist idea /
"Following on the heels of The Womanist Reader, The Womanist Idea offers a comprehensive, systematic analysis of womanism, including a detailed discussion of the womanist worldview (cosmology, ontology, epistemology, logic, axiology, and methodology) and its implications for activism. From a wo...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Routledge,
2012.
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| Series: | Contemporary sociological perspectives series.
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| Online Access: | https://recursos.uloyola.es/login?url=https://accedys.uloyola.es:8443/accedix0/sitios/ebook.php?id=137627 |
Table of Contents:
- The metaphysical architecture of the womanist idea. Luxocracy : rule by light ; Womanist origins : reading Alice Walker, Chikwenye Okonjo Ogunyemi, and Clenora Hudson-Weems ; Womanist worldview/womanism as spiritual movement ; Womanist methodology : transforming consciousness, changing the world ; A spiritual archaeology of the womanist idea ; Spiritual activism : a womanist approach
- Women's spiritual activism : five case studies. Transforming war into peace : Sister Chan Khong and Learning true love ; The alchemy of forgiveness : Immaculée Ilibagiza and Left to tell ; Turning a prison into an ashram : Kiran Bedi and It's always possible ; Speaking truth inside power : Pregs Govender's Love and courage ; Spiritualized sustainability : Wangari Maathai, Unbowed, and The green belt movement.