Spirit, Structure, and Flesh - Gendered Experiences in African Instituted Churches Among Yoruba of

Informationen zum Autor Deidre Helen Crumbley is associate professor of Africana studies at North Carolina State University, where she teaches courses on African civilization, religions, and diaspora. Klappentext How does having a female body affect one's experience of indigenized Christianity in Africa? Spirit, Structure, and Flesh addresses this question by exploring the ways ritual, symbol, and dogma circumscribe, constrain, and liberate women in AICs. Zusammenfassung How does having a female body affect one's experience of indigenized Christianity in Africa? This title addresses this question by exploring the ways ritual! symbol! and dogma circumscribe! constrain! and liberate women in AICs (variously! African Initiated! African Instituted! or African Independent Churches).

Product details

• Authors: Deidre Helen Crumbley
• Publisher: The University of Wisconsin Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.10.2008
• EAN: 9780299229108
• ISBN: 978-0-299-22910-8
• No. of pages: 192
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 19 mm
• Subject: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works