Crowley Feminism's New Age

Gender, Appropriation, and the Afterlife of Essentialism
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-4384-3627-2
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 255 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Explores the relationship between feminism and New Age Culture.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Crowley, Karlyn

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Illustrations
Acknowledgments

Introduction: “It’s Power without the Anger”: Spirituality, Gender, and Race in the New Age

1. “Touched by an Angel”: The Feminization of the New Age in American Culture

2. “The Indian Way Is What’s Inside”: Gender and the Appropriation of American Indian Religion in New Age Culture

3. Gender on a Plate: The Calibration of Identity in American Macrobiotics

4. The Structure of Prehistorical Memory in the American Goddess Movement

5. New Age Soul: The Gendered Coding of New Age Spirituality on The Oprah Winfrey Show

Conclusion: Is New Age Culture the New Feminism?

Notes
Works Cited
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Karlyn Crowley is Director of Women's and Gender Studies and Associate Professor of English at St. Norbert College.