“The wounded Beast?” - Single Women, Tradition, and the Bible in Zimbabwe

Bibliographic Data

ID19908056
AuthorsKudzai Biri (corresponding author)
EditorsJoachim Kügler (0000-0002-8504-7742)
Year2021
Publication date2021-01-01
Open AccessYes
TypeBOOK
Venue“The wounded Beast?” - Single Women, Tradition, and the Bible in Zimbabwe (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherUniversity of Bamberg Press (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.20378/irb-48992
OpenAlexW3152616623
ISBN9783863097714
LanguageEN
Citations received12
References cited24

BiAS 28/ ERA 6 captures the experiences of single women in Zimbabwe. It brings out the indigenous cultural socialisations that negatively impact on them. The vibrancy of Pentecostalism did not save them from stigma and negative perceptions but rather fuels their challenges and misery. The over-glorification of marriage over and above singlehood and in extreme cases denunciation of singlehood, has implications for single women, especially for those who have divorced. The attitudes and perceptions towards single women in the families, society and Church are largely adversarial and do not attach dignity and value, in a nation where marriage and motherhood remain important and cherished statuses. Therefore, the author adopts a multi-dimensional approach in analysing and critiquing the pitfalls of Shona indigenous cultures, limitations of Pentecostal gender ideology and proffers avenues that can create safe spaces for single women

Denunciation · Dignity · Ideology · Indigenous · Political science · Sociology · Value (mathematics) · African studies and sociopolitical issues · Gender Studies · Law · Microfinance and Financial Inclusion · Philosophy · Psychology · Religious studies · Social Psychology · Urban and Rural Development Challenges