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dc.contributor.authorNdeda, Mildred A. J.
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-13T09:07:30Z
dc.date.available2018-11-13T09:07:30Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir.jooust.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/2665
dc.description.abstractThis paper explores the connections between gender and the independency Christian ideology in the formation of new social relations as well as affirmation of traditional relations of domination between men and women. Women's roles in these movements are examined. A case study has been picked to aid in the analysis of these issues, that of the Nomiya Luo Church. Hence this paper discusses the history and tenets of the Nomiya Luo Church, which emerged in colonial times and persists in independent Kenya. This church developed among a group of people with a semi patriarchal set up hence we analyse male dominance and its persistence even in church. The religious doctrines and beliefs and value systems that denigrate women in the unconscious fears of the men and how they affect the roles and values concerning women are also considered. The ways these systems have exerted controls on women are also discussed. Roles of women in independent churches, the opportunities for leadership, their roles as healers and patients and in relation to their background and concerns of daily life are discussed. Moreover, as the rank and the file members of such movements, women also possess their own hidden sub-cultures and practices, which definitely influence the groups. The intention is to establish the gender roles and attitudes in this church.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.titleNomiya luo church: a gender analysis of the dynamics of an African independent church among the Luo of Siaya district in the twentieth century and beyond.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US


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