{"product_id":"9780253111210","title":"The Church of Women: Gendered Encounters between Maasai and Missionaries","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn Africa, why have so many more women converted to Christianity than\u003cbr\u003e men? What explains the appeal of Christianity to women? What does religious\u003cbr\u003e conversion mean for the negotiation of gender and ethnic identity? What role does\u003cbr\u003e religious conversion play as a tool for empowering women? In The Church of Women,\u003cbr\u003e Dorothy L. Hodgson looks at how gender has shaped the encounter between missionary\u003cbr\u003e priests and Maasai men and women in Tanzania. Building on her extensive experience\u003cbr\u003e with Maasai and the Spiritan missionaries, Hodgson explores how gendered change\u003cbr\u003e among Maasai has shaped women's notions of religious faith, religious practice, and\u003cbr\u003e spiritual power. Hodgson explores the appeal of Catholicism among women in East\u003cbr\u003e Africa, the enmeshing of Catholic practice with Maasai spirituality, and the meaning\u003cbr\u003e of conversion to new Christians. This rich, engaging, and original book challenges\u003cbr\u003e notions about religious encounter and the role of ethnic identity, female authority,\u003cbr\u003e and power among Maasai.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47067816165616,"sku":"9780253111210","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780253111210_p0.jpg?v=1763680855","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780253111210","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}