Women and Religion in Sudan's Civil War: Singing through Conflict
During Sudan's second civil war (1983 to 2005), many Dinka people repudiated their existing religious beliefs and sought Christian baptism. Women were at the forefront of this movement. Not only were women among the first to convert to Christianity, they also became leaders of the grassroots Ch...
| Published in: | Studies in world christianity |
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| Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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University Press
[2017]
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Studies in world christianity
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| IxTheo Classification: | CG Christianity and Politics KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KBL Near East and North Africa NBE Anthropology |
| Further subjects: | B
Dinka
B Women B BAPTISM & Christian union B South Sudan B WOMEN & religion B SUDANESE Civil War, Sudan, 1955-1972 B Gender B RELIGION in Sudan B Religious Change B DINKA women B Hymns |
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| Summary: | During Sudan's second civil war (1983 to 2005), many Dinka people repudiated their existing religious beliefs and sought Christian baptism. Women were at the forefront of this movement. Not only were women among the first to convert to Christianity, they also became leaders of the grassroots Christian movement. Among Dinka communities displaced outside of Sudan, women organised an affinity group in the church through which they channelled their frustration with the war and hope for its conclusion. Women were also among the most significant composers of many of the new Christian hymns that were written during the war, emerging as the leading theologians of the conversion movement. By looking at the gendered impacts of civil war on religious expression, we can come to new understandings of the way societies are transformed during violence. |
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| ISSN: | 1354-9901 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Studies in world christianity
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.3366/swc.2017.0170 |