Expanding the Bounds of Christianity and Feminism: Mabel Shaw and the Women of Mbereshi, Zambia, 1915–1940
As headmistress of the London Missionary Society’s Girls’ Boarding School from 1915–1940 in Mbereshi, Zambia, Mabel Shaw (1889–1973) created an innovative educational programme that embraced local culture and empowered women. Shaw drew from theological, anthropological, and feminist perspectives to...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Brill
2022
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Journal of religion in Africa
Year: 2022, Volume: 52, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 22-51 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Shaw, Mabel 1889-1973
/ Mbereshi Girls' School
/ Christian upbringing
/ Girls' education
/ Cultural contact
/ Bemba
/ Feminism
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RelBib Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KBN Sub-Saharan Africa RF Christian education; catechetics RJ Mission; missiology |
Further subjects: | B
fulfilment theology
B Polygamy B ancestor veneration B Mabel Shaw B community of saints B culture brokers |
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