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...

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Main Author: Jules-Rosette, Bennetta (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Howard University Press 1987
In: Women in Africa and the African diaspora
Year: 1987, Pages: 99-119
Further subjects:B Cultural anthropology
B Africa
B Religion
B Cult
B Woman
B Africa Frauen Cultural anthropology Religion Cult