Women saints in world religions /edited by Arvind Sharma.

Name/Title

Women saints in world religions /edited by Arvind Sharma.

Description

Introduction / Katherine K. Young -- Dolce of Worms: women saints in Judaism / Judith R. Baskin -- Reclaiming an ancient story: Baudonivia's Life of St. Radegund (circa 525-587) / Marie Anne Mayeski (with Jane Crawford) -- Muslim sainthood, women, and the legend of Sayyida Nafisa / Valerie J. Hoffman -- Jan{macr}ab{macr}a{macr}i: a woman saint of India / Rajeshwari V. Pandharipande -- Women Ch'an masters: the teacher Miao-tsung as saint / Miriam Levering -- Pien Tung-hs{uml}uan: a Taoist woman saint of the T'ang Dynasty (618-907) / Suzanne Cahill. xi, 244 p. ;24 cm.

Book Details

Place Published

City

Albany

Date Published

circa 2000

Publication Subjects

Women saints.

Call No.

BL488 .W65 2000

ISBN

0791446190 (alk. paper), 0791446204 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN

00044060

Notes

Bibliography Note: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.