Pentecostal Charismatic Women: Constructions of Femininity in Alexandra Township

This autoethnographic study, grounded in Black/African feminist and womanist theory, provides deep insight into the daily lives of women in a South African Pentecostal community. Contents 3 List of figures 5 Acronyms and abbreviations 6 Note on translations 7 Acknowledgements 8 Dedication 10 Preface 11 Chapter 1 Becoming Charismatic women 15 Chapter 2 Contested Pentecostalisms: A review 26 Chapter 3 Between the feminised other and Black women’s power 44 Chapter 4 This field I call home 59 Chapter 5 Constructions of femininity 75 Chapter 6 A question of difference 129 About the author 133 Photo gallery 134 Notes 139 References 141 Index 153 Drawing on her own experiences, Tumi Mampane provides deep insights into the daily lives of women in a South African Pentecostal community. Equally, she relates those insights to Black/African feminist and womanist theory.