Ritual Servitudes and Christian Social Practices in Ghana: The Hidden Spaces of Otherness in Religion

by David Stiles-Ocran

This book explores the kinds of Christian service or diaconia that develop in non-institutionalized practices for supporting survivors of indigenous ritual servitude or Trokosi in Africa. Drawing on empirical research from Ghana, it examines the possibilities of freedom, equality, and dignity for liberated Trokosi and the manner in which these women's experiences constitute a repudiation of dominant patriarchal family systems. With...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032203498
• ISBN13: 9781032203492
• Release Date: October 2022
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"