Spirit, Structure, and Flesh; Gendered Experiences in African Instituted Churches among the Yoruba of Nigeria

"How does having a female body affect the experience of women in indigenous African Christian Churches?...As these churches spread throughout Africa and its diaspora, they have brought with them gender practices that range from requiring women to avoid holy objects and sites during menstruation to ordaining women and assigning them the same duties and responsibilities as male clergy... [this book] explores the way ritual, symbol, and dogma circumscribe, constrain, and liberate women in African Independent Churches..."