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 Gender, Social Change and Spiritual Power: Charismatic Christianity in Ghana

Contents

• • Preliminary Materials (i-xii)   (86K)
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    • Contents
    • Preface
    • Abbreviations
  • Introduction (1-8)   (70K)
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    • Ghana And The “New” Churches
    • The Research
    • Overview
  • Religion And Gender In Africa (9-34)   (159K)
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    • Religion
    • Gender
    • Woman
    • Men And Masculinities
    • Otherness
    • Local And Global
    • Agency
    • Knowledge Production (Or Doing Research)
  • Charismatic Christianity (35-70)   (197K)
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    • The “New” Charismatic And Pentecostal Christianity
    • Themes In Ghana’s New Christianity
    • Pentecostalism And Modernity
    • Pentecostalism And Gender In Historical Perspective
    • Pentecostalism And Gender: Contemporary Patterns
    • North American Evangelicalism And Gender
  • Gender Politics In Ghana (71-102)   (185K)
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    • Gender Relations In Pre-Colonial History
    • Gender And Colonialism
    • The Postcolonial State And The Emergence Of State Feminism
    • Gender Relations In Pre-State Ghana
    • The Colonial Encounter
    • Gender And Nationalism
    • The Rawlings Regime
    • Economic Crisis And Its Impact On Gender Relations
    • The Gender Discourses Of Ghanaian State Feminism
  • Defining Womanhood (103-136)   (185K)
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    • Women’s Fellowships And Women’s Conventions
    • The Spiritual Equality Of Believers
    • Male And Female Difference
    • The Concept Of Submission
    • Mothering And Symbols Of Fertility
    • Breaking With The Past: A Transformation Of The Self
    • Breaking With The Past: A Social Critique
    • The “Real” Woman
  • Big Women, Small Girls (137-180)   (223K)
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    • Theories Of Female Solidarity
    • Questioning The Solidarity Model
    • Opportunities For Grassroots Participation
    • “First Lady Syndrome”: The Role Of The Pastor’s Wife
    • Gender, Power And Authority: The Rev. Christie Doe Tetteh
  • Men, Marriage And Modernity (181-218)   (207K)
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    • Family Life And Social Change In Ghana Since Independence
    • Changing Men And Masculinities
    • The Ideal Christian Family
    • “The Language Of Love”: Shifting Marital Expectations
    • Restoring Manhood
    • Family Life And Spiritual Warfare
  • Christianity, Gender And Cultural Authenticity (219-230)   (91K)
  • Select Bibliography (231-248)   (128K)
  • Index (249-264)   (122K)