Imbusa as a Return to the Divine: Sexual Desire, Gender, and Female Ritual in Bemba Mythology

Using nego-feminism, the authors explore the nexus of themes of sexual desire, gender, and the Bemba creation myth in the female initiation rite called imbusa. They also examine how the creation myth functions as a tool for understanding how contemporary African people's search for justice arou...

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Authors: Kaunda, Chammah J. 1982- (Author) ; Kaunda, Mutale Mulenga (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Indiana University Press [2021]
In: Journal of feminist studies in religion
Year: 2021, Volume: 37, Issue: 1, Pages: 27-43
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Bemba / Mythology / Woman / Initiation / Sexuality / Divinity
IxTheo Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
AG Religious life; material religion
AZ New religious movements
BB Indigenous religions
KBN Sub-Saharan Africa
Further subjects:B nego-feminism
B Bemba mythology
B “return”
B Sexual Desire
B Gender
B imbusa
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