Women in the Church of God in Christ [[electronic resource] ] : making a sanctified world / / Anthea D. Butler
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| Autore: |
Butler Anthea D. <1960->
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| Titolo: |
Women in the Church of God in Christ [[electronic resource] ] : making a sanctified world / / Anthea D. Butler
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| Pubblicazione: | Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, c2007 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (223 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 289.9/4 |
| Soggetto topico: | Women in church work |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; 1. MOTHERHOOD; 2. CALLING; 3. MIGRATION; 4. PROHIBITIONS; 5. EDUCATION; 6. CIVICS; 7. CONVENTIONS; EPILOGUE; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y |
| Sommario/riassunto: | The Church of God in Christ (COGIC), an African American Pentecostal denomination founded in 1896, has become the largest Pentecostal denomination in the United States today. In this first major study of the church, Anthea Butler examines the religious and social lives of the women in the COGIC Women's Department from its founding in 1911 through the mid-1960s. She finds that the sanctification, or spiritual purity, that these women sought earned them social power both in the church and in the black community.Offering rich, lively accounts of the activities of the Women's Department fo |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Women in the Church of God in Christ |
| ISBN: | 0-8078-8290-9 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910457873803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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