02599nam 2200589 a 450 991045753050332120200520144314.01-4237-8958-X0-253-11121-8(CKB)1000000000362391(EBL)265887(OCoLC)130995182(SSID)ssj0000083950(PQKBManifestationID)11107928(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000083950(PQKBWorkID)10163016(PQKB)10417270(MiAaPQ)EBC265887(OCoLC)70701802(MdBmJHUP)muse16682(Au-PeEL)EBL265887(CaPaEBR)ebr10132010(EXLCZ)99100000000036239120040921d2005 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe church of women[electronic resource] gendered encounters between Maasai and missionaries /Dorothy L. HodgsonBloomington Indiana University Pressc20051 online resource (330 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-253-21762-8 0-253-34568-5 Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-297) and index."Oh she who brings the rain" -- Men of the church -- Evangelizing "the Maasai" -- The church of women -- Being a man in the church of women -- Possessed by the Spirit -- Toward a Maasai Catholicism?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 miWomen, MaasaiReligious lifeTanzaniaMaasai (African people)TanzaniaReligionElectronic books.Women, MaasaiReligious lifeMaasai (African people)Religion.266/.2678/082Hodgson Dorothy Louise845481MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910457530503321The church of women1887312UNINA