"The wounded Beast?" : Single Women, Tradition, and the Bible in Zimbabwe / Kudzai Biri.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Biri, Kudzai, author.

Series:

Bible in Africa studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women's rights--Zimbabwe.

Women's rights.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Other Title:

Wounded Beast?”

Place of Publication:

Bamberg University of Bamberg Press 2021

[Place of publication not identified] : University of Bamberg Press, 2021.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

BiAS 28/ ERA 6 captures the experiences of single women in Zimbabwe. It brings out the indigenous cultural socialisations that negatively impact on them. The vibrancy of Pentecostalism did not save them from stigma and negative perceptions but rather fuels their challenges and misery. The over-glorification of marriage over and above singlehood and in extreme cases denunciation of singlehood, has implications for single women, especially for those who have divorced. The attitudes and perceptions towards single women in the families, society and Church are largely adversarial and do not attach dignity and value, in a nation where marriage and motherhood remain important and cherished statuses. Therefore, the author adopts a multi-dimensional approach in analysing and critiquing the pitfalls of Shona indigenous cultures, limitations of Pentecostal gender ideology and proffers avenues that can create safe spaces for single women.

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