"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...

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Subtitles:Charisma, Popularity, Power: Grace, Religions and Belief throughout History until the Present
Main Author: Frost, Marie-Luise 1986- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2025
In: Interdisciplinary journal for religion and transformation in contemporary society
Year: 2025, Volume: 11, Issue: 2, Pages: 530-550
Further subjects:B Women
B African Initiated Churches
B African Traditional Religions
B the call
B Spiritual Power
B charismatic authority
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