Women Saints in World Religions

Download or read book Women Saints in World Religions written by Arvind Sharma and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2000-09-22 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Women Saints in World Religions deepens our understanding of the concept of sainthood, brings to light original material, and presents the first comparative analysis of female sainthood. Using original sources, previously unavailable in English, the book describes the lives of figures considered "saintly" in world religions including Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Taoism. The implications of this material for the concept of sainthood and for 'women saints' as a cross-cultural category are examined.