These Catholic sisters are all mamas! : towards the inculturation of the sisterhood in Africa : an ethnographic study / by Joan F. Burke.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Burke, Joan F., author.

Series:

Studies on religion in Africa ; 22.

Studies on religion in Africa ; 22

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Monastic and religious life of women--Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Monastic and religious life of women.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

Leiden, The Netherlands ; Boston ; Koln : Brill, [2001]

Summary:

In Africa religion is very much embedded in the social structure and the organisation of the peoples of that continent. That is why we will obtain a clear starting point for the eventual articulation of an 'African spirituality of religious life' by examining closely how religious life is evolving on the ground in the everyday experience of religious women. After considering how the political and Church culture fostered the 'inculturation' of Catholic institutions, this ethnographic work documents the unfolding African expression of the Sisterhood among women religious in the former-Zaire. Areas examined are: perception of the sister in terms of the people; incorporation of newer members; understanding of community life; local models of social relationships which affects sisters among themselves; dynamics of group decision-making; expression and resolution of social conflict.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-49417-0

OCLC:

1276860395

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004494176 DOI