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African women, religion, and health : essays in honor of Mercy Amba Ewudziwa Oduyoye / Isabel Apawo Phiri and Sarojini Nadar, editors.

Contributor(s): Oduyoye, Mercy Amba | Phiri, Isabel Apawo | Nadar, Sarojini
Material type: TextTextSeries: Women from the margins series: Publisher: Maryknoll, N.Y. : Orbis Books, [2006]Copyright date: ©2006Description: xxii, 280 pages : illustrations ; 21 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 157075635X (pbk. : alk. paper); 9781570756351 (pbk. : alk. paper)Subject(s): Feminist theology -- Africa | Women in Christianity -- Africa | Women and religion -- Africa | Women -- Health and hygiene -- AfricaLOC classification: BT83.55 | .A295 2006Bibliography, Etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
Preface / Elizabeth Amoah -- Introduction: 'Treading softly but firmly' African women, religion, and health / Isabel Apawo Phiri and Sarojini Nadar -- Beads and strands : threading more beads in the story of the circle / Musimbi R.A. Kanyoro -- Mercy Amba Oduyoye : wise woman bearing gifts / Letty M. Russell -- Let's celebrate the power of naming / Nyambura J. Njoroge -- "Texts of terror" the conspiracy of rape in the Bible, church, and society : the case of Esther 2:1-18 / Sarojini Nadar -- Women and health and the "Trokosi" practice in Ghana : an issue of women's and children's rights in 2 Kings 4:1-7 / Dorothy B. E. A. Akoto -- Dealing with the trauma of sexual abuse : a gender-based analysis of the testimonies of female traditional healers in KwaZulu-Natal / Isabel Apawo Phiri -- Adinkra! four hearts joined together : on becoming healer-teachers of African indigenous religions in HIV and AIDS prevention / Musa W. Dube --
Women as traditional healers : the Nigerian (Yoruba) example / Dorcas Olubanke Akintunde -- Women, poverty, and HIV in Zimbabwe : an exploration of inequalities in health care / Sophia Chirongoma -- Women and peace-making : the challenge of a non-violent life / Susan Rakoczy -- Stand up and walk, daughter of my people : consecrated sisters of the circle / Bernadette M. Mbuy Beya -- From mere existence to tenacious endurance : stigma, HIV/AIDS, and a feminist theology of praxis / Denise M. Ackermann -- Navigating experiences of healing : a narrative theology of eschatological hope as healing / Fulata Lusungu Moyo -- Daughters of Ethiopia : constructing a feminist discourse in ebony strokes / Ogbu U. Kalu.

Includes bibliographical references.

Preface / Elizabeth Amoah -- Introduction: 'Treading softly but firmly' African women, religion, and health / Isabel Apawo Phiri and Sarojini Nadar -- Beads and strands : threading more beads in the story of the circle / Musimbi R.A. Kanyoro -- Mercy Amba Oduyoye : wise woman bearing gifts / Letty M. Russell -- Let's celebrate the power of naming / Nyambura J. Njoroge -- "Texts of terror" the conspiracy of rape in the Bible, church, and society : the case of Esther 2:1-18 / Sarojini Nadar -- Women and health and the "Trokosi" practice in Ghana : an issue of women's and children's rights in 2 Kings 4:1-7 / Dorothy B. E. A. Akoto -- Dealing with the trauma of sexual abuse : a gender-based analysis of the testimonies of female traditional healers in KwaZulu-Natal / Isabel Apawo Phiri -- Adinkra! four hearts joined together : on becoming healer-teachers of African indigenous religions in HIV and AIDS prevention / Musa W. Dube --

Women as traditional healers : the Nigerian (Yoruba) example / Dorcas Olubanke Akintunde -- Women, poverty, and HIV in Zimbabwe : an exploration of inequalities in health care / Sophia Chirongoma -- Women and peace-making : the challenge of a non-violent life / Susan Rakoczy -- Stand up and walk, daughter of my people : consecrated sisters of the circle / Bernadette M. Mbuy Beya -- From mere existence to tenacious endurance : stigma, HIV/AIDS, and a feminist theology of praxis / Denise M. Ackermann -- Navigating experiences of healing : a narrative theology of eschatological hope as healing / Fulata Lusungu Moyo -- Daughters of Ethiopia : constructing a feminist discourse in ebony strokes / Ogbu U. Kalu.

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