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008			950228s1996 nyuab b 001 0 eng
010			_a95011563
020			_a9780195097900
020			_a9780195097917
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050	0	4	_aBR1443
050	0	4	_aBR1443.H693.W664 1996
100	1		_aHoehler-Fatton, Cynthia, _e1
245	1	0	_aWomen of fire and spirit : _bhistory, faith, and gender in Roho religion in western Kenya / _cCynthia Hoehler-Fatton. _hPR
260			_aNew York : _bOxford University Press, _c(c)1996.
300			_axxvi, 260 pages : _billustrations, maps ; _c24 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
500			_aAcc. numbers 103333.
504			_a1 (pages 243-252) and index.
520	1		_a"The Roho or Holy Spirit churches of Nyanza Province in western Kenya spring from a charismatic Christian movement that emerged among the Luo during the colonial era. In Women of Fire and Spirit, Cynthia Hoehler-Fatton uses oral histories and life narratives of active Roho participants, giving them full voice in constructing the history of their movement. In doing so, she counter-balances the existing historical literature, which draws heavily on colonial records. Hoehler-Fatton's sources call into question the paradigm of "schism" that has dominated the discussion of African independent Christianity. Faith, rather than schism or politics, emerges here as the hallmark of Roho religion." "Hoehler-Fatton's book is doubly unusual in emphasizing the role of women in the evolution and expansion of the Roho Church. She traces the gradual transformation of women's involvement from the early years when - drawing on indigenous models of female spirit possession - women acted as soldiers and pastors, to the present condition of Western-style institutionalization and limited leadership opportunities for women. Today's Roho women, nevertheless, find fulfillment in their work as healers and continue to draw inspiration from the defiance of past heroines."--BOOK JACKET.
530			_a2
610	2	0	_aRuwe Holy Ghost Church of East Africa.
610	2	0	_aMusanda Holy Ghost Church of East Africa.
650		0	_aIndependent churches _zKenya _zNyanza Province _xCase studies.
650		0	_aChristian sects _zKenya _zNyanza _xCase studies.
650		0	_aWomen in Christianity _zKenya _zNyanza Province _xCase studies.
650		0	_aLuo (Kenyan and Tanzanian people) _xReligion.
856	4	2	_3Publisher description _uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0605/95011563-d.html
907			_a.b10893234 _b10-30-12 _c01-22-08
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902			_a1 _bCynthia Snell _c1 _dCynthia Snell