Deidre Helen Crumbley

Broschiertes Buch

Spirit, Structure, and Flesh

Gendered Experiences in African Instituted Churches Among the Yoruba of Nigeria

Beschreibung

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.

Autor

Deidre Helen Crumbley is associate professor of Africana studies at North Carolina State University, where she teaches courses on African civilization, religions, and diaspora.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Wisconsin Press
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Mai 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 340g
• ISBN-13: 9780299229146
• ISBN-10: 0299229149
• Artikelnr.: 28953565