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Contemporary Distinctions Between Religion And Spirituality Can Often Be Traced To Rebellion Against Hierarchical Institutions With Biases Towards Women And Minorities That Constrain Individual Freedom. This Opposition Is Carefully Addressed In This Volume, With Greater Attention Paid To Gender And Power In The Context Of Contemporary Spirituality And How These Relate To The Distinction Between Religion And Spirituality. Cultivating The Sacred: Gender, Power And Ritualization In Goddess-oriented Groups / Åsa Trulsson -- Spirituality Within Religion: Gendered Responses To A Greek 'spiritual Revolution' / Eugenia Roussou -- Individual Spirituality And Religious Membership Among Soka Gakkai Buddhists In Spain / Monica Cornejo -- The Power Of Submission?: Personal Growth And The Issue Of Power Among Umbanda Practitioners In Paris / Viola Teisenhoffer -- Black Madonna Versus White Madonna: Gendered Power Strategies In Alternative Pilgrimages To Marian Shrines / Anna Fedele -- From Crisis To Charisma: Redefining Hegemonic Ideas Of Science, Freedom And Gender Among Mediumistic Healers In Germany / Ehler Voss -- Spirituality, Charisma And Gender In A Jewish Spiritual Renewal Community In Israel / Rachel Werczberger -- Urban Witchcraft And The Issue Of Authority / Victoria Hegner -- Gender And Power: Brahma Kumaris Spirituality And Hinduism In Portugal / Inês Lourenço -- Obscuring The Role Of Power And Gender In Contemporary Spiritualities / Kim Knibbe -- In Search Of Spirituality In Northeastern Mexico: Religious Change And Masculinity Among Addicts In Recovery / Ethan P. Sharp. Edited By Anna Fedele And Kim E. Knibbe. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [211]-229) And Index.