The Resource The church of women : gendered encounters between Maasai and missionaries, Dorothy L. Hodgson, (electronic book)
The church of women : gendered encounters between Maasai and missionaries, Dorothy L. Hodgson, (electronic book)
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The item The church of women : gendered encounters between Maasai and missionaries, Dorothy L. Hodgson, (electronic book) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Liverpool.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- 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
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xvii, 307 p.
- Contents
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- "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?
- Isbn
- 9780253345684
- Label
- The church of women : gendered encounters between Maasai and missionaries
- Title
- The church of women
- Title remainder
- gendered encounters between Maasai and missionaries
- Statement of responsibility
- Dorothy L. Hodgson
- Title variation
- Gendered encounters between Maasai and missionaries
- Subject
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- Pères du Saint-Esprit
- Women, Masai -- Religious life -- Tanzania
- Église catholique -- Missions -- Tanzanie
- Catholic Church -- Missions -- Tanzania
- Congregation of the Holy Ghost -- Missions -- Tanzania
- Congrégation du Saint-Esprit -- Missions -- Tanzanie
- Masai (African people) -- Tanzania -- Religion
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 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
- Cataloging source
- MiU
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Hodgson, Dorothy Louise
- Government publication
- government publication of a state province territory dependency etc
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- theses
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Women, Masai
- Masai (African people)
- Catholic Church
- Congregation of the Holy Ghost
- Église catholique
- Pères du Saint-Esprit
- Congrégation du Saint-Esprit
- Label
- The church of women : gendered encounters between Maasai and missionaries, Dorothy L. Hodgson, (electronic book)
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-297) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- mixed
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- "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?
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- xvii, 307 p.
- File format
- multiple file formats
- Form of item
- electronic
- Governing access note
- ACLS e-books permit unlimited multi-user access
- Isbn
- 9780253345684
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Other physical details
- ill., maps
- Quality assurance targets
- unknown
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Reproduction note
- Electronic resource.
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- Label
- The church of women : gendered encounters between Maasai and missionaries, Dorothy L. Hodgson, (electronic book)
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-297) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- mixed
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- "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?
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- xvii, 307 p.
- File format
- multiple file formats
- Form of item
- electronic
- Governing access note
- ACLS e-books permit unlimited multi-user access
- Isbn
- 9780253345684
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- ill., maps
- Quality assurance targets
- unknown
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Reproduction note
- Electronic resource.
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
Subject
- Pères du Saint-Esprit
- Women, Masai -- Religious life -- Tanzania
- Église catholique -- Missions -- Tanzanie
- Catholic Church -- Missions -- Tanzania
- Congregation of the Holy Ghost -- Missions -- Tanzania
- Congrégation du Saint-Esprit -- Missions -- Tanzanie
- Masai (African people) -- Tanzania -- Religion
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