Crashed realities?: gender dynamics in Nigerian Pentecostalism

"Crashed Realities explores the lived realities women Pentecostals encounter in male-founded Pentecostal churches. Idumwonyi demonstrates the gender dynamics at play in Nigerian Pentecostalism by exploring the 'drama' that played out in the wake of the nomination of the first woman Pe...

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1. VerfasserIn: Idumwonyi, Itohan (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Buch
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Leiden Boston 2023
In:Jahr: 2023
Schriftenreihe/Zeitschrift:Studies of religion in Africa volume 52
normierte Schlagwort(-folgen):B Nigeria / Pfingstbewegung / Frau / Geschlechterrolle
weitere Schlagwörter:B Feminism Religious aspects
B Women and religion (Nigeria)
B Pentecostals (Nigeria)
B Pentecostal women (Nigeria)
B Pentecostalism (Nigeria)
B Sex discrimination against women (Nigeria)
B Pentecostalism Social aspects (Nigeria)
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Zusammenfassung:"Crashed Realities explores the lived realities women Pentecostals encounter in male-founded Pentecostal churches. Idumwonyi demonstrates the gender dynamics at play in Nigerian Pentecostalism by exploring the 'drama' that played out in the wake of the nomination of the first woman Pentecostal archbishop in Nigeria and the subsequent attempt to 'erase' her from a significant leadership position and the pages of history. This case underscores how Pentecostalism, which presents as egalitarian, engages in and perpetuates gender disparity, revealing the realities that are crashed every day. This book further explores the profound ambiguities that result from an underlying commitment to patriarchy, making the calls to inclusivity illogical. In contrast, she proposes the advantages of the Pentecost Experience as favorable background to gender inclusivity and, in turn, human flourishing"--
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:9004545700
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/9789004545700