Ritual servitudes and Christian social practices in Ghana: the hidden spaces of otherness in religion
"The book explores the kinds of Christian service or diaconia that develop in non-institutionalized practices for supporting survivors of indigenous ritual servitude, or Trokosi in Africa. Drawing on empirical research from Ghana, it examines the possibilities of freedom, equality and dignity f...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Abingdon, Oxon New York, NY
Routledge
2022
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| In: | Year: 2022 |
| Series/Journal: | Religion, resistance and hospitalities
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| Further subjects: | B
Christianity and culture (Ghana)
B Ghana Religious life and customs B Abused children (Ghana) B Christianity and other religions African B Church and social problems (Ghana) B CHILD slaves (Ghana) B Ghana Religion |
| Summary: | "The book explores the kinds of Christian service or diaconia that develop in non-institutionalized practices for supporting survivors of indigenous ritual servitude, or Trokosi in Africa. Drawing on empirical research from Ghana, it examines the possibilities of freedom, equality and dignity for liberated Trokosi and the manner in which these women's experiences constitute a repudiation of dominant patriarchal family systems. With close attention to the work of indigenous parachurches - which function outside of institutionalized churches - in challenging the contemporary practice of ritual slavery and offering its survivors a lived space in which they need not remain 'hidden' as they seek restoration and integration into wider society, Ritual Servitudes and Christian Social Practices in Ghana will appeal to scholars of sociology, theology and religion with interests in gender, contemporary ministries and African religion"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 1032203498 |