Women and Religion in Zimbabwe

Ezra Chitando serves as professor of religious studies at the University of Zimbabwe and theology consultant on HIV for the World Council of Churches. Sophia Chirongoma is senior lecturer in the Religious Studies Department at Midlands State University, Zimbabwe. Kudzai Biri is associate professor in the Department of Religious Studies, Classics, and Philosophy at the University of Zimbabwe.

• Introduction: Women and Religion in Zimbabwe and the Role of MenEzra Chitando, Sophia Chirongoma, and Kudzai BiriChapter OneHarnessing Ndau Religious and Socio-Cultural Beliefs and Practices for Celebrating Women Power in ZimbabweMacloud Sipeyiye &Elias G. KonyanaChapter TwoRural Women Utilizing African Indigenous Religion(s) in Environmental Conservation: A Case of Mutasa Area in MutareTracey ChiraraChapter ThreeReconfiguring Lost African Religious Tradition: A Feminist Inquiry into Pre-colonial Gender Construction and Its Impact on Shona Society in Post-colonial ZimbabweDudzirai ChimeriChapter FourAfrican Traditional Religious Women and Reproductive Health: The Case of Mutasa Rural in MutareTracey Chirara & Tabona ShokoChapter FiveWoman thou art Cursed? The Case of SARE in Shona CultureMavis Muguti & Tawanda MbeweChapter SixImagining a Church with Equal Opportunities among the Clergy: A Theological and Cultural Dilemma in the Methodist Church in ZimbabweMart

A comprehensive contextualized and contemporary resource on women’s experiences and status in African Indigenous Religions, Christianity, and Islam cleverly nuanced with the role of men in Zimbabwe. It is a must-read for all researchers and anyone interested in religion and the wellbeing of women and men in African contexts and beyond.