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 missionaries,
Hodgson explores how gendered change among Maasai has shaped women
s notions of religious faith, religious practice, and spiritual
power. Hodgson explores the appeal of Catholicism among women in
East Africa, the enmeshing of Catholic practice with Maasai
spirituality, and the meaning of conversion to new Christians. This
rich, engaging, and original book challenges notions about
religious encounter and the role of ethnic identity, female
authority, and power among Maasai."
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