عنوان

Male Headship as Male Agency:

شماره

LA124718

زبان متن نوشتاري يا گفتاري و مانند آن

انگلیسی

عنوان اصلي

Male Headship as Male Agency:

نام عام مواد

[Article]

ساير اطلاعات عنواني

An Alternative Understanding of a 'Patriarchal' African Pentecostal Discourse on Masculinity

نام نخستين پديدآور

Adriaan S. Van Klinken

محل نشرو پخش و غیره

Leiden

نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره

Brill

متن يادداشت

In some Christian circles in Africa, male headship is a defining notion of masculinity. The central question in this article is how discourses on masculinity that affirm male headship can be understood. A review of recent scholarship on masculinities and religion shows that male headship is often interpreted in terms of male dominance. However, a case study of sermons in a Zambian Pentecostal church shows that discourse on male headship can be far more complex and can even contribute to a transformation of masculinities. The main argument is that a monolithic concept of patriarchy hinders a nuanced analysis of the meaning and function of male headship in local contexts. The suggestion is that in some contexts male headship can be understood in terms of agency. In some Christian circles in Africa, male headship is a defining notion of masculinity. The central question in this article is how discourses on masculinity that affirm male headship can be understood. A review of recent scholarship on masculinities and religion shows that male headship is often interpreted in terms of male dominance. However, a case study of sermons in a Zambian Pentecostal church shows that discourse on male headship can be far more complex and can even contribute to a transformation of masculinities. The main argument is that a monolithic concept of patriarchy hinders a nuanced analysis of the meaning and function of male headship in local contexts. The suggestion is that in some contexts male headship can be understood in terms of agency.

تاريخ نشر

2011

توصيف ظاهري

104-124

عنوان

Religion and Gender

شماره جلد

1/1

شماره استاندارد بين المللي پياييندها

1878-5417

اصطلاح موضوعی

African Christianity

اصطلاح موضوعی

agency

اصطلاح موضوعی

Masculinity

اصطلاح موضوعی

patriarchy

اصطلاح موضوعی

Pentecostalism

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Adriaan S. Van Klinken

شماره بازیابی

10.1163/18785417-00101006

نام الکترونيکي

فرمت انتشار

p

نوع ماده

[Article]

کد کاربرگه

275578

سطح دسترسي

a

تكميل شده

Y