Foreword | |
Introduction | p. 1 |
Women in African Culture | |
Women and Ritual in Africa | p. 9 |
Christianity and African Women's Rituals | p. 25 |
Christianity and the African Rituals of Birth and Naming | p. 40 |
The Christian Widow in African Culture | p. 54 |
Paradise Lies at the Feet of Muslim Women | p. 74 |
African Women and Sexual Practices | |
Interpreting Old Testament Polygamy through African Eyes | p. 87 |
Polygamy: A Feminist Critique | p. 101 |
Social Changes and Women's Attitudes toward Marriage in East Africa | p. 119 |
Sexuality and Women in African Culture | p. 135 |
Human Sexuality, Marriage, and Prostitution | p. 155 |
African Women and the Christian Church | |
Jesus Christ and the Liberation of Women in Africa | p. 183 |
Sexuality and Religion in a Matriarchal Society | p. 195 |
The Priesthood of Church Women in the Nigerian Context | p. 206 |
Epilogue: The Will To Arise: Reflections on Luke 8:40-56 | p. 221 |
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