{"id":7886,"date":"2016-04-01T21:36:07","date_gmt":"2016-04-02T03:36:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=7886"},"modified":"2016-04-01T21:36:07","modified_gmt":"2016-04-02T03:36:07","slug":"cfp-women-in-world-religions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=7886","title":{"rendered":"CFP: Women in World Religions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/networks.h-net.org\/node\/73374\/announcements\/117838\/encyclopedia-women-world-religions-faith-and-culture-across\">Author-scholars are needed for the two volume reference work<\/a>, <em>Encyclopedia of Women in World Religions: Faith and Culture Across History,<\/em> to be published by ABC-CLIO Publishing. We seek contributors with expertise in Women, Religion, and History to write articles of 500 to 2000 words, with overview, historical background, and selected details. Areas where scholars are needed include: Women in African Religions, Ancient Greek and Roman Religions, Baha\u2019i, Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Daoism, Hinduism, Islam, Jainism, Judaism, Native American, Paganism, Prehistoric Religions, Shinto, Sikhism, and Spirituality. A wide range of entries are included in each religion category, such as art, worship, women&#8217;s rituals, leadership and organization, social and environmental issues, the feminine divine, holy days and seasonal celebrations. The deadline for this round of entries is August 15, 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Please provide a brief summary of your academic credentials in related disciplines (or a cv) to General Editor, Encyclopedia of Women in World Religions at sjdegaia@gmail.com. The encyclopedia title should appear in the subject line of your message.<\/p>\n<p>Contact Info:<br \/>\nSusan de Gaia, Ph.D., General Editor, Encyclopedia of Women in World Religions: Faith and Culture Across History<\/p>\n<p>Contact Email:<br \/>\nsjdegaia@gmail.com<br \/>\nURL:<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/susandegaia.weebly.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author-scholars are needed for the two volume reference work, Encyclopedia of Women in World Religions: Faith and Culture Across History, to be published by ABC-CLIO Publishing. We seek contributors with expertise in Women, Religion, and History to write articles of 500 to 2000 words, with overview, historical background, and selected details. 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