Church of Women

A gendered consideration of cultural change and the religious encounter among the Maasai.

Contents Preface Note on Maasai Terms Introduction: Gender, Power, and the Missionary Encounter 1. "Oh She Who Brings the Rain" 2. Men of the Church 3. Evangelizing "the Maasai" 4. The Church of Women 5. Being a Man in the Church of Women 6. Possessed by the Spirit 7. Toward a Maasai Catholicism? Conclusion Bibliography Index