{"product_id":"moon-sisters-krishna-mothers-rajneesh-susan-jean-palmer-9780815603825","title":"Moon Sisters, Krishna Mothers, Rajneesh Lovers: Women's Roles in New Religions (Revised)","description":"\u003cp\u003eCelibate sister or devoted Hindu wife; domineering, sexually expressive lover or veiled Nubian bride in polygamy; or perhaps an asexual shaman. Such are the various roles available to women in today's new religious movements. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMoon Sisters\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the first books to delve into feminine conversion or opportunities for leadership that women have in these contemporary communal or millenarian groups. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWorking almost exclusively from interviews and first-hand data, Susan Palmer focuses on the following seven groups: \u003cbr\u003eInstitute for the Development of the Harmonious Human Being\u003cbr\u003eInternational Society for Krishna Consciousness\u003cbr\u003eRajneesh Movement\u003cbr\u003eUnification Church\u003cbr\u003eInstitute of Applied Metaphysics\u003cbr\u003eNortheast Kingdom Community Church\u003cbr\u003eRaelian Movement \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe questions why women join such groups, shows what innovative roles are afforded those women who choose to become members, and explains the groups' high rate of defection.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Susan Jean Palmer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0815603827\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780815603825\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Syracuse University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 308\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.57h x 5.53w x 0.83d","brand":"Susan Jean Palmer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43947322835199,"sku":"9780815603825","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_c2f812b3-ed46-4818-8388-ad2555dc982f.jpg?v=1681518037","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/moon-sisters-krishna-mothers-rajneesh-susan-jean-palmer-9780815603825","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}