Beyond Mother Goddesses : Mothers, Motherhood and Mothering at the Intersection with Religions

Beyond Mother Goddesses: Mothers, Motherhood and Mothering at the Intersection with Religions introduces key scholars in the study of mothers, maternal figures, and motherhood at the intersection with religion and spirituality, as well as new paths for research. It features interviews with significant authors in religious studies and closely related disciplines and offers a reflexive stance on theory and methodology. The scholars whose interviews are gathered in this volume study different traditions, including Greco-Roman religions, Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity, contemporary cultures, and time periods from Antiquity and Ancient India to contemporary cultures. Although they also represent different disciplines and draw on different methodologies, they all examine the intersection of mothers, motherhood, and mothering with religion and spirituality. With its introduction and its conclusion, which together provide a description of the state of the field and new avenues for research, this volume offers a thorough examination of the emerging subfield of study on mothers, motherhood, mothering, and religion.