Women of Fire and Spirit: History, Faith, and Gender in Roho Religion in Western Kenya / Edition 1

by Cynthia Heyden Hoehler-Fatton, Hoehler-Fatton

Overview

In Women of Fire and Spirit, Cynthia Hoehler-Fatton uses oral histories and life narratives of active Roho participants, giving them full voice in constructing the history of their movement. In doing so, she counter-balances the existing historical literature, which draws heavily on colonial records.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780195097917
Publisher:	Oxford University Press, USA
Publication date:	04/28/1996
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	6.19(w) x 9.19(h) x 0.67(d)
Lexile:	1350L (what's this?)

About the Author

Carter G. Woodson Institute for Afro-American and African Studies

Editorial Reviews

"...adds detail and considerable texture to the study of indigenous religion in Africa."—Choice

"An important and innovative study."—Benjamin Ray, University of Virginia

"Historians, anthropologists, and students of religion will relish this book....This is a significant and original piece of work."—Atienbo Odhiambo, Rice University

"By giving voice to African women of their experience of the Holy Spirit, this remarkable study is one of the most finely textured presentations of religion in Africa available."—Church History

"A must read for anyone interested in East African history, charismatic Christianity, or issues of power and gender."—Religious Studies Review

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