Pentecostalism, female spirit-filled politicians, and populism in Zambia

SOURCE: International Review of Mission
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2018
TITLE AUTHOR(S): M.M.Kaunda, C.J.Kaunda
KEYWORDS: MISSIONARIES, PENTACOSTALISM, ZAMBIA
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 10579
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/12804
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/12804

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Abstract

This article postulates that the way African Pentecostal women politicians utilize the religious discourse of wifely submission in exercising religio-political power reinforces populism and perpetuates patriarchy-informed politics in Zambia. It will demonstrate that their religio-political engagement is based on ideological allegiance to institutional political systems of power tailored to promote the patriarchal agenda.