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Secular Societies, Spiritual Selves?: The Gendered Triangle of Religion, Secularity and Spirituality

Secular bodies, secular practices Spirituality is not necessarily unchurched Public religion, private spirituality?Moving beyond the binary: spirituality as the third term of a gendered triangle Exploring spiritual selves: the contributions to this volume Note Acknowledgements References Feminist spirituality as lived religion: how UK feminists forge religio-spiritual lives Feminist sociological literature on religion Feminism vs. religion: secularism and secularization The feminist turn to spirituality Religious feminisms Methods Findings Feminist spiritualities are de-churched Feminist spiritualities are relational Feminist spiritualities emphasize practice Conclusions Notes References Goddess Spirituality in Italy: secular and spiritual – two sides of the same coin?Introduction Fieldwork voices Religion, spirituality and secularity: an Italian insight Goddess Spirituality as a case of spiritual and secular integration The partnership way: where secular and spiritual meet each other Conclusion Notes Acknowledgements References Healers, missionaries and entrepreneurs of the feminine: the secularization of contemporary women’s spirituality Introduction Sites of women’s spirituality and wellbeing: coaching, circles and festivals Spiritual awakenings, feminine awakenings Secularizing women’s spirituality Practitioners of the feminine: healers, missionaries, entrepreneurs Note References The sacred feminine in Mexico’s Neopagan women’s circles Regina: the epic book of the awakening of Mexican womanhood Regina circles: rituals to recover feminine spirituality Inside a Regina women’s circle: Guadalajara Ethnographic notes on Regina’s vigil: a key event for understanding the network The sacred feminine and the creation of new “alternative” consumer styles Conclusion Notes References The (b)earth of a gendered eco-spirituality: globally connected ethnographies between Mexico and the European Alps Introduction Secular and spiritual ecology in global culture Healing Mother Earth, healing the feminine: feminizing ecology within Maya revival networks of Mexico Gendering ecology, practising spirituality north and south of the Alps “Inner transition" movements in French-speaking Switzerland (Romandie) and the promotion of a gendered spiritual ecology Gender polarity in an eco-esoteric conununity in Piedmont Conclusion Notes References Re-enchanted selves: an ethnography of wild woman workshops in Belgium Introduction Case study of a wild woman workshop Enchanting experiences of participation Rebalancing the self-in-relation Conclusion Notes Acknowledgements References Gendering the spiritual marketplace: public, private, and in-between Introduction Spirits of the market Ten Thousand Villages Gendering spirituality Gendering consumption Unfaithful women Home economics Proper and improper relationships Conclusion Notes References “God wants spiritual fruits not religious nuts”: spirituality as middle way between religion and secularism at the Marian shrine of Fátima Methods and literature review The visions in Fatima and the development of a pilgrimage shrine “People feel different things when visiting apparition sites - I think it depends on their level of spirituality”Gendering the entanglements of religion, spirituality and secularism Conclusion In mcmoriam Notes Acknowledgements References ‘A merely private activity’: spiritual consumerism as a way to transform gendered relationships to secular and religious authorities Introduction Puzzle and argument The secular-religious-spiritual landscape of the south of the Netherlands Structural location of people engaging with spiritual practices The location of spirituality in the Netherlands Finding oneself Commercial relationships Conclusion References Is yoga a girl’s thing?: A case study on working-class men doing yoga in jail Introduction Masculinities, spirituality and penitentiary institutions: theoretical premises Masculinities in prison: state of the art Religion and gender: what about masculinity?The religious, the secular and the spiritual in penitentiary institutions Case study: masculinities, yoga and spirituality in penitentiary settings Contextual and methodological considerations Yoga, men and the body in prison Looking for freedom: spirituality, transcendence and yoga Looking for meaning: masculinity, holistic spirituality anil narratives of hope Conclusion References “Things I do are manifestations of love”: queer religiosities and secular spirituality among Montreal Pagans Secularism in Quebec: spirituality after the Quiet Revolution Paganisms and queer identities Religion and the LGBTQ movement in Quebec Maria Callum Conclusion Note References Afterword: to the vagina triangle and beyond!

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Introduction: spirituality, the third category in a gendered triangle
You see, regarding these issues I do not agree with the Vatican..., I have my own spirituality, and I have my own ideas about certain things. (Portuguese pilgrimage guide in Fatima, May 2018) In 2013, two texts were published that built on qualitative research to argue that current scholarship on the...
(Secular Societies, Spiritual Selves?: The Gendered Triangle of Religion, Secularity and Spirituality)
Moving beyond the binary: spirituality as the third term of a gendered triangle
After all these explorations, what can we say about the work that the category of the spiritual does, or, to put it differently, what is the work that is being done in the domain of spiritual practice? The chapters of this edited volume explore the intersections between spirituality, religion and secularism...
(Secular Societies, Spiritual Selves?: The Gendered Triangle of Religion, Secularity and Spirituality)
Gendering sexuality and religion
To understand the gendering of sexuality within religious contexts, one must start with the body. Embodiment connects together religion, sexuality, and gender, and underpins our queer feminist approach. Women’s bodies - in historical and contemporary discourse - have been considered inferior...
(Religion and Sexualities: Theories, Themes, and Methodologies)
Secular Society, Religion and Spirituality
Most Western societies can be characterised as secular, in the sense that they lack consistent religious practice, belief or interest but generally tolerate diverse religious and cultural groups as part of the society. According to Stammers and Bullivant (17) these societies generate 'secular spiritualities'...
(Spiritually Competent Practice in Health Care)
Gendering the entanglements of religion, spirituality and secularism
After initial interviews in May 2016, 1 started paying increasing attention to the ways in which the pilgrims used the word ‘spirituality’. 1 also checked whether they described themselves as spiritual rather than religious and when and how this differentiation process occurred. 1 gradually observed...
(Secular Societies, Spiritual Selves?: The Gendered Triangle of Religion, Secularity and Spirituality)
‘A merely private activity’: spiritual consumerism as a way to transform gendered relationships to secular and religious authorities
Introduction The Netherlands, late 1990s. 1 was a student at VU University of Amsterdam and had decided to study a phenomenon that to many people seemed quite ridiculous: the spiritualist medium Jomanda. She had enjoyed a quick rise in popularity and fame from the mid-nineties onward, helped by...
(Secular Societies, Spiritual Selves?: The Gendered Triangle of Religion, Secularity and Spirituality)
Secularization of Society
Secularism has been called “the religion of our times... the predominant religion of the 20th and 21stcenturies... the substitution of other gods for. God, the substitution of the material for the eternal” (Favalora 2008, p. 1). Evangelizing in great measure through mass media, the establishment...
(North American Perspectives on the Development of Public Relations: Other Voices)
Born in the Welfare Society: Individualising Gender
With Monica Rudberg Towards Degendering Work and Care They take turns doing it, it depends who is busy, they’re very good at... taking turns. He’s mums dishwasher, as she likes to call him since my dad often does the dishes. He vacuums if he’s got time off, or if mum hasn’t had time to do...
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Spirituality in Western Multicultural Societies
Marilynne N Kirshbaum and Alison Rodriguez Introduction The societies of Europe and their close genealogical, linguistic and colonial descendants, countries whose dominant culture is derived from European culture, such as North and South America, Australia and New Zealand, are steadily increasing in...
(Spiritually Competent Practice in Health Care)
The society opposes discrimination against people on the basis of race, gender, or religion
As we explained in chapter 8, it is important for an economically productive society to guarantee the freedom for all citizens to be educated; freedom for women as well as men to work and own businesses and property; and freedom for people from all racial, national, religious, and ethnic backgrounds...
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