LEADER 02598oam 22006014a 450 001 9910809626803321 005 20240521180834.0 010 $a1-282-44580-4 010 $a9786612445804 010 $a0-299-22913-0 035 $a(CKB)2670000000016013 035 $a(OCoLC)550365539 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10386267 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000343156 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11280692 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000343156 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10289884 035 $a(PQKB)10624071 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse12018 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3444995 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000016013 100 $a20080328d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|||||||nn|n 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aSpirit, Structure, and Flesh$b[electronic resource] $eGender and Power in Yoruba African Instituted Churches /$fDeidre Helen Crumbley 205 $aFirst edition. 210 1$aMadison, Wisconsin :$cUniversity of Wisconsin Press,$dc2008. 215 $a1 online resource (198 pages) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-299-22914-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 155-167) and index. 327 $aIntro -- 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. 330 $aHow 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. 606 $aYoruba (African people)$xRites and ceremonies 606 $aWomen in Christianity$zNigeria 606 $aSex role$xReligious aspects$xChristianity 606 $aAfrican-instituted churches 607 $aNigeria$xReligious life and customs 615 0$aYoruba (African people)$xRites and ceremonies. 615 0$aWomen in Christianity 615 0$aSex role$xReligious aspects$xChristianity. 615 0$aAfrican-instituted churches. 676 $a289.9/308209669 700 $aCrumbley$b Deidre Helen$f1947-$01662751 801 0$bMdBmJHUP 801 1$bMdBmJHUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910809626803321 996 $aSpirit, Structure, and Flesh$94109363 997 $aUNINA