Item Detail
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English
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Studying Sikhs and meeting mormons : A comparative study of women in two of the newest world religions
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Sikh Formations : Religion, Culture, Theory
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2017
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United Kingdom
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Taylor and Francis Publishing
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114-131
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[2017 Mormon Historical Association Winner for Best International Article Award]
"In the growing fields of Sikh and Mormon studies, comparative investigations can spark new levels of self-understanding and exposure to surprising points of contact in the religious experience of the other. A comparison of Sikhism and Mormonism, focused on the experiences of women, is an important intervention in existing scholarship. This study is based on oral history and participant observation of Sikh women living in Salt Lake City, Utah, the headquarters of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (better known as the Mormons) and Mormon women in India. Additionally it draws from observations of a practicing Mormon woman studying Sikhism in conjunction with her visit to Amritsar. This study reveals how a comparison of the experiences of Sikh and Mormon women illuminates the ways women navigate within patriarchal structures while seeking to utilize the liberating structures available within each tradition. This study points to further comparative work to be done in Mormon and Sikh studies and demonstrates ways women’s experiences in ‘other’ religions traditions of the world can offer resources for feminist scholarship in one’s own." [Author]
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