A womanist theological engagement of triple patriarchy and its implications on (Ejagham) women’s liberation

dc.contributor.authorBenoni-Wang, Tabe J.O.E.
dc.contributor.authorVellem, Vuyani Shadrack
dc.date.accessioned2020-10-12T08:54:50Z
dc.date.available2020-10-12T08:54:50Z
dc.date.issued2020-04-20
dc.description.abstractThis article seeks through Ejagham women’s experience in the ritual dances of Ngbokondem and Moninkim to engage the notion of patriarchal control of African women’s sexuality in ‘female genital mutilation’ discourses as postulated by second-wave feminist theorists such as Daly, Koedt, Hosken and so on. A firmly based patriarchy threatens culture, sexuality and identity; the article shows how women use varied coping mechanisms, including aid schemes, sexual insurgency and even breaking of bodies to define their place and identity in a patriarchal society. However, some Ejagham women’s practices are themselves laced with patriarchal violence where women postulate as main participants. The article coins the term ‘triple patriarchy’ to capture this phenomenon. It portrays how Ejagham women, who are interrogating domination, also act in ways that reinforce patriarchy. Using womanist theological lens as the hermeneutic framework, the article concludes that women initiation practices are the foundations through which women grasp the meanings of Christian initiation rituals such as baptism, eucharist, marriage and so on. Hence, they should not be destroyed but fine-tuned; for there is more about the women’s practices that need to be engaged than labelled.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentDogmatics and Christian Ethicsen_ZA
dc.description.librarianam2020en_ZA
dc.description.librarianae2025en
dc.description.sdgSDG-03: Good health and well-beingen
dc.description.sdgSDG-04: Quality educationen
dc.description.sdgSDG-05: Gender equalityen
dc.description.sdgSDG-08: Decent work and economic growthen
dc.description.sdgSDG-10: Reduced inequalitiesen
dc.description.sdgSDG-11: Sustainable cities and communitiesen
dc.description.sdgSDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutionsen
dc.description.sdgSDG-17: Partnerships for the goalsen
dc.description.urihttp://www.hts.org.zaen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationBenoni-Wang, T.J.O.E. & Vellem, V.S., 2020, ‘A womanist theological engagement of triple patriarchy and its implications on (Ejagham) women’s liberation’, HTS Teologiese Studies/ Theological Studies 76(1), a5601. https://DOI.org/10.4102/hts.v76i1.5601.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0259-9422 (print)
dc.identifier.issn2072-8050 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.4102/hts.v76i1.5601
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/76448
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherAOSIS Open Journalsen_ZA
dc.rights© 2020. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.en_ZA
dc.subjectPatriarchyen_ZA
dc.subjectNkim e Nkimen_ZA
dc.subjectTriple patriarchyen_ZA
dc.subjectWomanismen_ZA
dc.subjectInitiation practicesen_ZA
dc.subjectLiberationen_ZA
dc.subjectFemale genital mutilationen_ZA
dc.subjectBottom power insurgencyen_ZA
dc.subjectEjagham womenen_ZA
dc.subjectRitual dancesen_ZA
dc.subjectWomen’s sexualityen_ZA
dc.subject.otherTheology articles SDG-03
dc.subject.otherSDG-03: Good health and well-being
dc.subject.otherTheology articles SDG-04
dc.subject.otherSDG-04: Quality education
dc.subject.otherTheology articles SDG-05
dc.subject.otherSDG-05: Gender equality
dc.subject.otherTheology articles SDG-08
dc.subject.otherSDG-08: Decent work and economic growth
dc.subject.otherTheology articles SDG-10
dc.subject.otherSDG-10: Reduced inequalities
dc.subject.otherTheology articles SDG-11
dc.subject.otherSDG-11: Sustainable cities and communities
dc.subject.otherTheology articles SDG-16
dc.subject.otherSDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions
dc.subject.otherTheology articles SDG-17
dc.subject.otherSDG-17: Partnerships for the goals
dc.titleA womanist theological engagement of triple patriarchy and its implications on (Ejagham) women’s liberationen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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