Women and the Exclusionary Practices of the Christ Apostolic Church Prayer Mountains in Selected Yoruba Cities of Southwestern Nigeria

Women and the Exclusionary Practices of the Christ Apostolic Church Prayer Mountains in Selected Yoruba Cities of Southwestern Nigeria

We argue that Christ Apostolic Church leaders used doctrines and rituals to exclude women from full participation in prayer mountain experience in the Yorùbá cities of southwestern Nigeria. We examine the underlying doctrinal reasons behind this practice. We analyze how ritual performance alters the...

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Main Authors: Enoch Olujide Gbadegesin, Elizabeth Ayoola Adeyemi-Adejolu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-12-01
Series:Religions
Subjects:
doctrine
ritual of exclusion
women
Christ Apostolic Church
prayer mountains
Yoruba
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/13/12/1205

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https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/13/12/1205

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