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In Africa, why have so many more women converted to Christianity than men? What explains the appeal of Christianity to women? What does religious conversion mean for the negotiation of gender and ethnic identity? What role does religious conversion play as a tool for empowering women? In The Church...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hodgson, Dorothy Louise (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bloomington, IN : Indiana University Press, [2005]
Temas:
Catholic Church > Missions > Tanzania.
Congregation of the Holy Ghost > Missions > Tanzania.
Église catholique > Missions > Tanzanie.
Pères du Saint-Esprit.
Congrégation du Saint-Esprit > Missions > Tanzanie.
Catholic Church
Congregation of the Holy Ghost
Women, Maasai > Religious life > Tanzania.
Maasai (African people) > Tanzania > Religion.
Femmes massaï > Tanzanie > Vie religieuse.
Massaï (Peuple d'Afrique) > Tanzanie > Religion.
RELIGION > Christian Ministry > Missions.
Maasai (African people) > Religion
Missions
Tanzania
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In Africa, why have so many more women converted to Christianity than men? What explains the appeal of Christianity to women? What does religious conversion mean for the negotiation of gender and ethnic identity? What role does religious conversion play as a tool for empowering women? In The Church of Women, Dorothy L. Hodgson looks at how gender has shaped the encounter between missionary priests and Maasai men and women in Tanzania. Building on her extensive experience with Maasai and the Spiritan missi.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xvii, 307 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780253111210
0253111218
142378958X
9781423789581

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