Woman Lost in the Global Maze: Women and Religion in East Africa Under Globalization
| dc.contributor.author | Mwaura, P. N. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-12-11T08:35:25Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-12-11T08:35:25Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2011-11 | |
| dc.description | DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199273881.003.0012 | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | This chapter interrogates the interplay between globalization, religion, and women in the East African context, and seeks to respond to the following questions: What aspects of globalization affect the spaces where women operate? How has globalization affected gender and family relations? How can justice-seeking feminist theological discourse respond to the challenges of globalization? The chapter begins by defining East Africa; analysing the religio-cultural context that has been shaped by the indigenous African worldview, Western Christianity, colonialism, and the current globalizing forces; and examining how women and religion have been impacted by these complexities and changes. Thereafter, the experiences of women under globalization are discussed with reference to selected issues such as poverty, economy, employment, environment, health, and education; issues chosen because they are critical to women's well-being. As major victims of globalization, women struggle daily to surmount the challenges it poses. In conclusion, ways of responding to globalization from an African women's theological perspective are discussed. Keywords: globalization, religion, women, East Africa, gender, family relations, feminist theology | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/7935 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Oxford university press | en_US |
| dc.subject | globalization | en_US |
| dc.subject | religion | en_US |
| dc.subject | women | en_US |
| dc.subject | East Africa | en_US |
| dc.subject | gender | en_US |
| dc.subject | family relations | en_US |
| dc.subject | feminist theology | en_US |
| dc.title | Woman Lost in the Global Maze: Women and Religion in East Africa Under Globalization | en_US |
| dc.type | Book | en_US |