Women and Indigenous Religions

This book examines the critical and often undervalued contributions of women to the culture, well-being, and subsistence of their communities as active, powerful, and wise ritual specialists. * Coverage includes local practices in countries as diverse as Australia, Peru, India, Mexico, South Korea, Vietnam, Chile, Canada, and Guatemala * Presents information from interviews with women who serve as powerful sociopolitical agents, healers, leaders, and religious ritual specialists