DOES RELIGION MOTIVATE GENDER BASED VIOLENCE IN INDIGENOUS AFRICA? AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE INDIGENOUS RELIGION OF THE ASANTE AND GENDER BASED VIOLENCE.

The paper studies the Asante, an ethnic group in Ghana, to understand their notions on religion, gender and violence with the view of answering the question: Does religion motivate gender-based violence in indigenous Africa? It investigates the existence of gendered violence and how it is related to...

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Auteur principal: Agyemang, Yaw Sarkodie (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Publié: 2018
Dans: Ghana journal of religion and theology
Année: 2018, Volume: 8, Numéro: 2, Pages: 15-41
Sujets non-standardisés:B Masculinity
B Femininity
B Worldview
B Ritual violence
B Gender Violence
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