Title Mary, the devil, and taro : Catholicism and women's work in a Micronesian society / Juliana Flinn

Published Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press, ©2010

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Description 1 online resource (v, 200 pages) : illustrations, map 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 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 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint -- Devotion to -- Micronesia (Federated States) -- Pulap Atoll SUBJECT Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint fast Subject Catholic Church SUBJECT Catholic Church fast Subject 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 SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Women's Studies. 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. SUBJECT Pulap Atoll (Micronesia) -- Religious life and customs Pulap Atoll (Micronesia) -- Social life and customs Subject Micronesia (Federated States) -- Pulap Atoll Pulap Micronesia. Form Electronic book ISBN 9781441671424 1441671420 9780824860516 0824860519 9780824870829 0824870824

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