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1 août 2013
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Legends and stories Novels Stories Folk beliefs Traditions Rites of passage Traditions Religious ceremonies Cultus Cult Religious rites Ecclesiastical rites and ceremonies Ceremonies Myths Usages Customs, Social Traditions Social customs Folkways Social life and customs Ceremonies Urban legends Folk tales Traditions Folk beliefs Folk-lore Traditions Novels Novellas (Short novels) Fiction--Philosophy Metafiction Stories Competition (Economics) Economic competition Competitiveness (Economics)Citer ce document
Mika Vähäkangas, « Gender, narratives, and religious competition among the Sonjo of Tanzania », Missionalia, ID : 10670/1.d6bh80
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For about sixty years, Christian mission has encountered the resistant Sonjo traditions, and much of the competition between religions has happened in the realm of narratives. Sonjo myths and stories change according to the religio-political needs, and Christians make use of stories or versions of myths that gain them leverage against the traditional religion. Christian mission attempts to utilize women's position as an argument for its benefit. Sonjo Christian women, finding themselves between two patriarchies, the traditional and the Christian, negotiate themselves additional moving space by positioning themselves usually in accordance to churches' positions but sometimes to the Sonjo traditions.