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Hodgson, Dorothy Louise,

The church of women : gendered encounters between Maasai and missionaries / Dorothy L. Hodgson. - 1 online resource (xvii, 307 pages) : illustrations, maps

Includes bibliographical references 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 missi.

ISBN: 9780253111210 0253111218 142378958X 9781423789581

Standard No.: 9780253111210

Source: 00012826

Subjects--Corporate Names:
Catholic Church--Missions--Tanzania.
Congregation of the Holy Ghost--Missions--Tanzania.
Église catholique--Missions--Tanzanie.
Pères du Saint-Esprit.
Congrégation du Saint-Esprit--Missions--Tanzanie.
Catholic Church
Congregation of the Holy Ghost

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Women, Maasai--Religious life--Tanzania.
Maasai (African people)--Religion.--Tanzania
Femmes massaï--Vie religieuse.--Tanzanie
Massaï (Peuple d'Afrique)--Religion.--Tanzanie
RELIGION--Christian Ministry--Missions.
Maasai (African people)--Religion
Missions

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Tanzania

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: BV3625.T4 / H63 2005eb

Dewey Class. No.: 266/.2678/082

National Agricultural Library Call No.: BV3625.T4 / (INTERNET)