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Mary, the devil, and taro : Catholicism and women's work in a Micronesian society
- Title
- Mary, the devil, and taro : Catholicism and women's work in a Micronesian society / Juliana Flinn.
- Author
- Flinn, Juliana, 1950-
- Publication
- Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press, ©2010.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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- Description
- v, 200 pages : illustrations, map; 24 cm
- Summary
- "Catholicism, like most world religions, is patriarchal, and its official hierarchies and sacred works too often neglect the lived experiences of women. Looking beyond these texts, Juliana Flinn reveals how women practice, interpret, and shape their own Catholicism on Pollap Atoll, part of Chuuk State in the Federated States of Micronesia. She focuses in particular on how the Pollapese shaping of Mary places value on indigenous notions of mothering that connote strength, active participation in food production, and the ability to provide for one's family." "Mary, the Devil, and Taro contributes significantly to the study of women's religion and the appropriation of Christianity in local contexts. It will be welcomed by not only anthropologists and other scholars concerned with religion in the Pacific, but also those who study change in gender roles and Marian devotions in cross-cultural perspectives."--Jacket.
- Subject
- Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint > Devotion to > Micronesia (Federated States) > Pulap Atoll
- Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint
- Catholic Church
- Women > Micronesia (Federated States) > Pulap Atoll > Religion
- Women > Micronesia (Federated States) > Pulap Atoll > Rites and ceremonies
- Women > Micronesia (Federated States) > Pulap Atoll > Social conditions
- Women in the Catholic Church > Micronesia (Federated States) > Pulap Atoll
- Devotion
- Manners and customs
- Women in the Catholic Church
- Women > Religion
- Women > Rites and ceremonies
- Women > Social conditions
- Frau
- Soziale Situation
- Marienverehrung
- Katholizismus
- Religion
- Mission
- Brauch
- Roman catholicism
- Devotion to the Virgin Mary
- Religious perception
- Women
- Pulap Atoll (Micronesia) > Religious life and customs
- Pulap Atoll (Micronesia) > Social life and customs
- Micronesia (Federated States) > Pulap Atoll
- Pulap
- Micronesia
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- 1. Introduction -- 2. The feast of the Immaculate Conception -- 3. A woman's place is in the garden -- 4. Taro -- 5. Who's in charge and are any of them women? -- 6. Church activities -- 7. Honoring Mary -- 8. Conclusion.
- ISBN
- 9780824833749
- 0824833740
- LCCN
- 2009035821
- OCLC
- ocn433511680
- 433511680
- SCSB-1541167
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library