Patriarchies, prophets, and procreation: Sources of gender practices in three African Churches

Africa

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 584-605

  Crumbley, Deidre Helen ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENDER RELATIONS; GENDER ROLE; RELIGION; WOMENS STATUS;

AFRICA;

EID: 2642527070     PISSN: 00019720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3366/afr.2003.73.4.584     Document Type: Article

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