Spirit Wives and Church Mothers: Marriage, Survival, and Healing in Central Mozambique
Author:   Christy Schuetze
Publisher:   University of Wisconsin Press
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Pages:   286
Publication Date:   31 August 2023
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Christy Schuetze
Publisher:   University of Wisconsin Press
Imprint:   University of Wisconsin Press
Weight:   0.272kg
ISBN:  

9780299343804


ISBN 10:   0299343804
Pages:   286
Publication Date:   31 August 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
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Acknowledgments Introduction 1. The World is Upside Down: Reordering Society in a World Out of Balance PART I: Spirits and Suffering in Historical and Contemporary Contexts 2. The Production and Integration of Suffering: Social Healing Across Generations 3. Economic Exclusion: The Search for Cash on the Margins 4. A Precarious World: The Hospital as Complementary Medicine Part II: Searching for Stability 5. Misfortune and Women’s Vulnerability in Marriage 6. Becoming a Spirit Wife: Managing Spirits and the Dangers of Marriage 7. Bargaining with Patriarchy: Pentecostal Church Women and Social Renewal Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

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"""This ethnography is alive, giving the reader a wonderful window into life as lived in Central Mozambique. Bringing together spirit mediumship and Pentecostalism, Christy Schuetze shows how women living under patriarchy gain access to material security and social well-being by calling on both religious communities and the spirit world.""--Sónia Silva, Skidmore College"


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Christy Schuetze, associate professor of anthropology at Swarthmore College, has conducted extensive fieldwork in Mozambique for more than twenty years. She is the author of numerous articles on religious experience, witchcraft, and conservation.

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