Émancipation et obéissance

Religieuses catholiques au Burkina Faso durant un siècle

Bibliographic Data

ID9744771
AuthorsKatrin Langewiesche (corresponding author)
Year2012
Volume61
Issue2
Pages117-136
Publication date2012-04-05
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAutrepart (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1278-3986 • E-ISSN: 2109-9561
PublisherCAIRN (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.3917/autr.061.0117
OpenAlexW2067203346
LanguageFR
Citations received3
References cited9

This article describes in a historical perspective how the religious sisters negotiate power and hierarchy within the Catholic Church and in the public space in Burkina Faso. It reflects on the transformations of the notions of emancipation and obedience in this environment and examines the conditions allowing some women to free themselves from social and cultural structures to find personal fulfilment in religious institutions. Interviews with a number of religious sisters shed light on the ways in which these women collectively seize the opportunities to make their voices heard in the public sphere to defend their ideals of justice and peace. Finally, the article analyzes the relations that the nuns have with the world today

Art · Economic Justice · Emancipation · Hierarchy · Institution · Negotiation · Obedience · Political science · Politics · Public space · Public sphere · Social science · Sociology · African Studies and Ethnography · Gender Studies · Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis · Law · Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender

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