Male Headship as Male Agency:

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" Male Headship as Male Agency: "
Adriaan S. Van Klinken

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	1081089
Doc. No	:	LA124718
Call No	:	‭10.1163/18785417-00101006‬
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Adriaan S. Van Klinken
Title & Author	:	Male Headship as Male Agency: [Article] : An Alternative Understanding of a ‘Patriarchal’ African Pentecostal Discourse on Masculinity\ Adriaan S. Van Klinken
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Religion and Gender
Date	:	2011
Volume/ Issue Number	:	1/1
Page No	:	104–124
Abstract	:	In some Christian circles in Africa, male headship is a defining notion of masculinity. The central question in this article is how discourses on masculinity that affirm male headship can be understood. A review of recent scholarship on masculinities and religion shows that male headship is often interpreted in terms of male dominance. However, a case study of sermons in a Zambian Pentecostal church shows that discourse on male headship can be far more complex and can even contribute to a transformation of masculinities. The main argument is that a monolithic concept of patriarchy hinders a nuanced analysis of the meaning and function of male headship in local contexts. The suggestion is that in some contexts male headship can be understood in terms of agency. In some Christian circles in Africa, male headship is a defining notion of masculinity. The central question in this article is how discourses on masculinity that affirm male headship can be understood. A review of recent scholarship on masculinities and religion shows that male headship is often interpreted in terms of male dominance. However, a case study of sermons in a Zambian Pentecostal church shows that discourse on male headship can be far more complex and can even contribute to a transformation of masculinities. The main argument is that a monolithic concept of patriarchy hinders a nuanced analysis of the meaning and function of male headship in local contexts. The suggestion is that in some contexts male headship can be understood in terms of agency.
Descriptor	:	African Christianity
Descriptor	:	agency
Descriptor	:	Masculinity
Descriptor	:	patriarchy
Descriptor	:	Pentecostalism
Location & Call number	:	‭10.1163/18785417-00101006‬