Spirit, Structure, And Flesh : Gendered Experiences In African Instituted Churches Among The Yoruba Of Nigeria.

Although popularized in Africa by Western missionaries, the Christian faith as practiced by Africans has acquired unique traits over time. Some of the most radical reinterpretations of Christianity are offered by those churches known as "AICs" (variously, African Initiated, African Institu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: University of Wisconsin Press 2010.
Colección:Africa and the Diaspora Ser.
Temas:
African Independent Church > Customs and practices.
Sex role > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Women in Christianity > Nigeria.
Yoruba (African people) > Rites and ceremonies.
Rôle selon le sexe > Aspect religieux > Christianisme.
Femmes dans le christianisme > Nigeria.
Yoruba (Peuple d'Afrique) > Rites et cérémonies.
African-instituted churches
Sex role > Religious aspects > Christianity
Women in Christianity
Yoruba (African people) > Rites and ceremonies
Nigeria > Religious life and customs.
Nigeria
Electronic resource.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Prologue
  • Introduction: Spirit, Structure, and Flesh
  • 1 Historical Contexts and Engendered Institutional Narratives
  • 2 Worshiping with the Aladura: Ritual, Symbol, and Gender
  • 3 Gender and Power Within and Without Church Structures
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index.

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