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The will to arise : women, tradition, and the church in Africa / edited by Mercy Amba Oduyoye and Musimbi R.A. Kanyoro. - viii, 230 pages ; 21 cm.

First published by Orbis Books.

Includes bibliographical references.

Women and ritual in Africa / Mercy Amba Oduyoye -- Christianity and African women's rituals / Rosemary N. Edet -- Christianity and the African rituals of birth and naming / Anne Nasimiyu-Wasike -- The Christian widow in African culture / Daisy N. Nwachuku -- Paradise lies at the feet of Muslim women / Rabiatu Ammah -- Interpreting Old Testament polygamy through African eyes / Musimbi R. A. Kanyoro -- Polygamy : a feminist critique / Anne nasimiyu-Wasike -- Social changes and women's attitudes toward marriage in East Africa / Judith Mbula Bahemuka -- Sexuality and women in African culture / Lloyda Fanusie -- Human sexuality, marriage, and prostitution / Bernadette Mbuy Beya -- Jesus Christ and the liberation of women in Africa / Teresa M. Hinga -- Sexuality and religion in a matriarchal society / Anne Nachisale Musopole -- The priesthood of church women in the Nigerian context / R. Modupe Owanikin -- Epilogue : the will to arise : reflections on Luke 8:40-56 / Teresa Okure.

ISBN: 1875053581 9781875053582

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Women in Christianity--Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Church work with women--Africa, Sub-Saharan.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Africa, Sub-Saharan--Church history.