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UNINA9910809626803321 |
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Autore |
Crumbley Deidre Helen <1947-> |
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Titolo |
Spirit, Structure, and Flesh [[electronic resource] ] : Gender and Power in Yoruba African Instituted Churches / / Deidre Helen Crumbley |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Madison, Wisconsin : , : University of Wisconsin Press, , c2008 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-44580-4 |
9786612445804 |
0-299-22913-0 |
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Edizione |
[First edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (198 pages) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Yoruba (African people) - Rites and ceremonies |
Women in Christianity - Nigeria |
Sex role - Religious aspects - Christianity |
African-instituted churches |
Nigeria Religious life and customs |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-167) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Intro -- 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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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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