Catholic Women of Congo-Brazzaville: Mothers and Sisters in Troubled Times

by Phyllis M. Martin

Catholic Women of Congo-Brazzaville explores the changing relationship between women and the Catholic Church from the establishment of the first mission stations in the late 1880s to the present. Phyllis M. Martin emphasizes the social identity of mothers and the practice of motherhood, a prime concern of Congolese women, as they individually and collectively made sense of their place within the Church. Martin traces women's early resistance...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253220556
• ISBN13: 9780253220554
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher