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Women in the Yoruba Religious Sphere
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Women in the Yoruba Religious Sphere Hardcover - 2003

by Oyeronke Olajubu; Foreword by Jacob K. Olupona


From the publisher

Drawing on a wide range of oral and written sources, this book shows that women occupy a central place in the religious worldview and life of the Yoruba people and shows how men and women engage in mutually beneficial roles in the Yoruba religious sphere. It explores how gender issues play out in two Yoruba religious traditions--indigenous religion and Christianity in Southwestern Nigeria. Rather than shy away from illuminating the tensions between the prominent roles of Yoruba women in religion and their perceived marginalization, author Oyeronke Olajubu underscores how Yoruba women have challenged marginalization in ways unprecedented in other world religions.

Details

  • Title Women in the Yoruba Religious Sphere
  • Author Oyeronke Olajubu; Foreword by Jacob K. Olupona
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Pages 184
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher State University of New York Press
  • Date 2003-10
  • ISBN 9780791458853 / 0791458857
  • Weight 0.77 lbs (0.35 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.2 x 6 x 0.6 in (23.37 x 15.24 x 1.52 cm)
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2002045252
  • Dewey Decimal Code 299.683

About the author

Oyeronke Olajubu is Senior Lecturer of Comparative Religion at the University of Ilorin.