Privilege without power: Women in African cults and churches
In this paper the author examines the role of women by reviewing a cross-section of ethnografic and historical data on women in new African churces. After summarizing the evolution of several movements in which women have figured prominently, the leadership of women is evaluated with respect to the...
| Published in: | Women in Africa and the African diaspora |
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Howard University Press
1987
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| In: |
Women in Africa and the African diaspora
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| Further subjects: | B
Cultural anthropology
B Africa B Religion B Cult B Woman B Africa Frauen Cultural anthropology Religion Cult |
| Summary: | In this paper the author examines the role of women by reviewing a cross-section of ethnografic and historical data on women in new African churces. After summarizing the evolution of several movements in which women have figured prominently, the leadership of women is evaluated with respect to the dynamics and growth of Africa's new religions. (DÜI-Bsn) |
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| ISBN: | 0882581716 |
| Contains: | In: Women in Africa and the African diaspora
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