Книга: CATHERINE MWIHIA «AFRICAN PROVERBS ABOUT WOMEN»
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Производитель: "LAP Lambert Academic Publishing" This book sets on the premise that there is a need for a new cultural hermeneutics that will move towards the deconstruction of the wrong attitudes against African women; that are experienced through some (African) proverbs. Certainly, a change of attitude is necessary in order to redeem Africa from the typecasts that do harm to the society. It is ironical that ``society`` includes the African church. Change of attitude will help in upholding, creating positive proverbs and in dismantling the old ones, which are designed to distort a woman``s image. It is recommended that African women scholars and theologians, together with `concerned` men should publish books that will put to public domain the `newly` reconstituted and/or redesigned proverbs and reach out to those who cannot read or write through seminars and in their respective places. In addition, it is urged that we should, make it a habit to severally quote the `new` proverbs in our speeches and in our ongoing publications - in... ISBN:9783844333732 Издательство: "LAP Lambert Academic Publishing" (2011)
ISBN: 9783844333732 |
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