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Table of Contents1. Introduction.- 1. Chaotic Female Sexuality.- 2. Positive Female Images.- 3. Women in Ritual and Symbolic Roles.- 4. Conclusion.- 4.1. Women and Divinity.- 4.2. Women and Healing.- 4.3. Women as Witches.- References.- I Women and Divinity.- 2. The Bride of Christ Is Filled with His Spirit.- 1. Introduction.- 2. The Nature of Metaphor.- 3. The Church.- 4. The Bride of Christ.- 5. Conclusion.- References.- 3. Célibes, Mothers, and Church Cockroaches: Religious Participation of Women in a Mexican Village.- 1. Célibes (Virginal Women).- 2. Mothers.- 3. Cucarachas del Templo (Church Cockroaches).- 4. Conclusion.- References.- 4. To Honor Her Head: Hats as a Symbol of Women’s Position in Three Evangelical Churches in Edinburgh, Scotland.- 1. Introduction.- 2. The Biblical Basis of Meaning.- 3. Core Meanings.- 3.1. Subordination.- 3.2. Dignity.- 3.3. Formality.- 4. Situational Meanings.- 5. Conclusion.- References.- 5. Coming of Age in Kelton: The Constraints on Gender Symbolism in Jewish Ritual.- 1. The Minyan.- 2. The Impact of the Social Field.- 3. The Planning of a Redressive Ritual.- 4. The Ritual Event.- 5. Conclusion.- References.- 6. The Misery of the Embodied: Representations of Women in Sinhalese Myth.- 1. Generation.- 2. Development.- 3. Aggression.- 4. Control.- 5. Conclusion.- 6. Appendix.- References.- II Dual Aspects of Women: Archetypic Nurturance.- 7. Careers of Midwives in a Mayan Community.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Juana, a Prototypical Midwife.- 3. Maria, an Atypical Midwife.- 4. Social and Economic Characteristics of Midwives.- 4.1. Family Background.- 4.2. Parental Expectation.- 4.3. Economic Situation.- 4.4. Personal Character.- References.- 8. Southern Lay Midwives as Ritual Specialists.- 1. Recruitment and Training.- 2. Symbolic Interactions—Nurses and Midwives.- 3. Birth Ceremonies and Rituals.- 4. Conclusion.- References.- 9. Epidemiology of Spirit Possession among the Luvale of Zambia.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Theories about Female Possession.- 3. Luvale Spirit Possession Ritual.- 4. Epidemiology of Ritual Participation.- 5. Categories of Persons Possessed and Matrilineal Continuity.- 6. Doctors and Adepts: A Cooperative System.- 7. Conclusion.- References.- 10. Convivial Sisterhood: Spirit Mediumship and Client-Core Network among Black South African Women.- 1. Recruitment: Liminality and Structural Inferiority.- 2. Mediumship: Reinterpretive Methods and Materials.- 3. Client-Core Network and Communitas.- References.- 11. Bobbes and Zeydes: Old and New Roles for Elderly Jews.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Male and Female Roles in the Shtetl.- 3. The Present Population.- 3.1. Sex Roles among the Elderly Men and Women.- 3.2. Men and Women in Ritual: The Sabbath.- 4. Men, Women, and Food: The Kahal Luncheon.- 5. Ritual and Food: Integration and Continuity.- 6. Men and Women: Present Roles in Present Circumstances.- References.- III Dual Aspects of Women: Archetypic Destruction.- 12. Radical Yoruba Female Sexuality: The Witch and the Prostitute.- 1. Introduction.- 1.1. European Witchcraft.- 1.2. Witchcraft in Africa.- 1.3. Yoruba Witches.- 2. The Carnal Witch in Yoruba Contemporary Theater.- 2.1. The Prostitute.- 2.2. The Co-Wife.- 2.3. Our Mothers.- 2.4. Half Human/Half Animal.- 2.5. The Transvestite.- 3. Conclusion.- References.- 13. Jive Dope Fiend Whoes: In the Street and in Rehabilitation.- 1. The Psychological Stereotype.- 2. Historical Perspective.- 3. So Low She Got to Look Up to Look Down.- 4. Turning Around.- 5. Sex Role Definition as Cultural Variation.- References.
