Some Gender Implications of the Civilising Mission' of the Anglican Church for the Acholi Peoples of Northern Uganda
Anglican missionaries arriving in Uganda's Acholiland in 1903 saw the local peoples as in need not just of Christianisation but also of civilising. This last consisted primarily of inculcating western notions of gender identities for both men and women, with an emphasis on the wearing of gender...
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Religions
Year: 2017, Volume: 8, Issue: 11, Pages: 1-20 |
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Acholiland
B Masculinity B Colonialism B civilising mission B Anglican missionaries B gender identities B (northern) Uganda |
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