"We were healers, witches, we were oracles.": Women’s Transformative Power in African Traditional Religions and African Initiated Churches
African Initiated Churches are often seen as bridge-builders between African Traditional Religions and Christianity - as those who attracted a lot of followers because they maintained elements of traditional African beliefs that were dismissed by missionaries. This paper investigates the relationshi...
| Άλλοι τίτλοι: | Charisma, Popularity, Power: Grace, Religions and Belief throughout History until the Present |
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| Τύπος μέσου: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Άρθρο |
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2025
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Interdisciplinary journal for religion and transformation in contemporary society
Έτος: 2025, Τόμος: 11, Τεύχος: 2, Σελίδες: 530-550 |
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B African Initiated Churches B African Traditional Religions B the call B Spiritual Power B charismatic authority |
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