An Anglican crisis of comparison: Intersections of race, gender, and religious authority, with particular reference to the church of Nigeria

Journal of the American Academy of Religion

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 341-365

  Rubenstein, Mary Jane ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HISTORY; HOMOSEXUALITY; LEGAL ASPECT; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTHEAST ASIA; UNITED KINGDOM; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

AFRICA; ASIA, SOUTHEASTERN; GENDER IDENTITY; GREAT BRITAIN; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HOMOSEXUALITY; RACE RELATIONS; RELIGION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WOMEN; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

EID: 61949368100     PISSN: 00027189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jaarel/lfh033     Document Type: Review

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