Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter One Religion and Gender in Africa; Chapter Two Charismatic Christianity; Chapter Three Gender Politics in Ghana; Chapter Four Defining Womanhood; Chapter Five Big Women, Small Girls; Chapter Six Men, Marriage and Modernity; Chapter Seven Christianity, Gender and Cultural Authenticity; Select Bibliography; Index
Summary
Against a backdrop of debate concerning the role of Pentecostalism as a mediator of 'modernity', this book examines the interaction between charismatic Christianity, spiritual power and gendered social change in contemporary Ghana. This work sheds light on the socio-cultural role of Ghana's churches
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-248) and index
