Charlotte Walker-Said

Faith, Power and Family

Christianity and Social Change in French Cameroon

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Finalist for the 2019 Albert J. Raboteau Prize for Best Book in Africana Religions An innovative study of Christianity and society in Cameroon that illuminates the history of faith and cultural transformation among societies living under French rule 1914 to 1939.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Boydell & Brewer
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Juni 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 472g
• ISBN-13: 9781847013279
• ISBN-10: 1847013279
• Artikelnr.: 63326434

Autorenporträt

Charlotte Walker-Said is Associate Professor, Department of Africana Studies, John Jay College-City University of New York (CUNY).

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Marriage at the Nexus of Faith, Power and Family PART I:
French Rule, Social Politics and New Religious Communities, 1914-1925
Christian Transmission and Colonial Imposition African Catechists and
Charismatic Activities Evaluating Marriage and Forming a Virtuous Household
Faith, Family and the Endurance of the Lineage PART II: Labour, Economic
Transformation and Family Life, 1925-1939 African Church Institutions in
Action African Agents of the Church and State: Male Violence and
Productivity Ethical Masculinity: The Church and the Patriarchal Order The
Significance of African Christian Communities Beyond Cameroon Bibliography