A ‘good’ wife?: A theological challenge to gender constructs, culture and gender-based violence in the Kore-Kore Zimbabwean society

The subject matter of gender-based violence (GBV) has been a topical dialogue in a variety of contexts and has received increasing attention as it relates to social activism and women’s rights and their dignity. The Zimbabwean context is not exempted from this dialogue. Zimbabwe collectively records...

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Autores principales: Mwapfaa, Tsitsi (Autor) ; Van Wyk, Tanya ca. 20./21. Jh. (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
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Publicado: 2025
En: Verbum et ecclesia
Año: 2025, Volumen: 46, Número: 1, Páginas: 1-8
Otras palabras clave:B Patriarchy
B Womanism
B Womanist Theology
B Zimbabwe
B Gender
B gender-based violence
B Culture
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