This volume focuses on African indigenous women legends and their potential to serve as midwives for gender empowerment and for contributing towards African feminist theories. It considers the intersection of gender and spirituality in subverting patriarchy, colonialism, anthropocentricism, and capitalism as well as elevating African women to the social space of speaking as empowered subjects with public influence. The chapters examine historical, cultural, and religious African women legends who became champions of liberation and their approach to social justice. The authors suggest that their stories of resistance hold great potential for building justice-loving Earth Communities. This book will be of interest to scholars of religion, gender studies, indigenous studies, African studies, African-indigenous knowledges, postcolonial studies, among others.
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African Women Legends and the Spirituality of Resistance
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African Women Legends and the Spirituality of Resistance
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Topic
Theology & ReligionSubtopic
Gender StudiesTable of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- List of contributors
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements (African Women Legends and the Spirituality of Resistance)
- Part 1 Women-Centred Origins and Solidarity with Mother Earth
- Part 2 Rain Queens, Wife God and Priestess of Southern Africa
- Part 3 Legendary Women and Political Rebellion
- Part 4 Sister Kings, Regent Queens and Queen Mothers
- Part 5 Founders of African Independent Churches
- Part 6 Legendary African Women Writers
- Index
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Yes, you can access African Women Legends and the Spirituality of Resistance by Musa W. Dube,Telesia K. Musili,Sylvia Owusu-Ansah in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Theology & Religion & Gender Studies. We have over 1.5 million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.