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000859604 1001_ $$aWest, Traci C.,$$d1959-$$eauthor.
000859604 24510 $$aSolidarity and defiant spirituality :$$bAfricana lessons on religion, racism, and ending gender violence /$$cTraci C. West.
000859604 264_1 $$aNew York :$$bNew York University Press,$$c[2019]
000859604 300__ $$avii, 313 pages ;$$c23 cm.
000859604 336__ $$atext$$btxt$$2rdacontent
000859604 337__ $$aunmediated$$bn$$2rdamedia
000859604 338__ $$avolume$$bnc$$2rdacarrier
000859604 4901_ $$aReligion and social transformation
000859604 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
000859604 5050_ $$aThe experiment -- Part I. A thirst for truth-telling: from the United States to Ghana -- Constricted religious responses -- Authentic cultural values -- Part II. Translating knowledge: between the United States and Salvador, Bahia, Brazil -- Vulnerability -- Precious bodies -- Part III. Time for solidarity: with South Africa -- How much time is needed? -- Defiant spirituality -- Conclusion: hope as a process.
000859604 520__ $$aThe United States has consistently positioned itself as a moral exemplar, seeking to export its philosophy and values to other societies. Yet in this book. Traci C. West argues that the U.S. has much to learn from other countries when it comes to addressing gender-based violence. With a transnational focus on religion and racism, West brings a new perspective on culturally uprooting violence against women and girls. West traveled to Ghana, Brazil, and South Africa to interview activists involved in the struggle against this violence. In each of these places, as in the United States, Christianity and anti-black racism have been implicated in gender violence. In Ghana and Brazil, in particular, Christian colonial and trans-Atlantic slave trade histories directly connect with the socioeconomic development of the Americas and the rape of black slave women. Calling attention to current violence in the U.S. and elsewhere that includes marital rape, sex trafficking, domestic violence, and the targeting of lesbians, the book offers and expansive and nuanced view of how to promote activist solidarity in tackling this violence. It features bold and inspiring approaches by black women leaders and riveting narratives about West's encounters with them. Ultimately, West calls for us to learn from the lessons of Africana activists, drawing on a defiant Africana spirituaity as an invaluable resource in the quest to stop the seemingly chronic problem of gender-based violence.
000859604 650_0 $$aViolence$$xReligious aspects$$xChristianity.
000859604 650_0 $$aSex crimes$$zAfrica.
000859604 650_0 $$aSex crimes$$zSouth America.
000859604 650_0 $$aSex crimes$$zUnited States.
000859604 650_0 $$aChristianity$$zAfrica.
000859604 830_0 $$aReligion and social transformation.
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