Handmaidens of the Lord : : Pentecostal Women Preachers and Traditional Religion / / Elaine J. Lawless.

Includes life histories of four women preachers, transcriptions of sermons, and analysis by Lawless of both life stories and sermons.

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Penn eBook Package Archive 1898-1999 (pre Pub)
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Place / Publishing House:Philadelphia : : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2015]
©1988
Year of Publication:2015
Language:English
Series:Publications of the American Folklore Society
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Physical Description:1 online resource (296 p.) :; 11 illus.
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Other title:Frontmatter --
Contents --
Acknowledgments --
Maps --
Prologue --
Introduction --
1. This Is My Story: This Is Where I Came From --
2. Spiritual Life Stories: Traditional Narratives as Alternative "Fictions" --
3. Evangelists and Pastors: Saving Souls and Mothering Congregations --
4. Sacrifice and Salvation: Themes in Women's Sermons --
5. Reproductive Images and the Maternal Strategy of the Woman Preacher --
Epilogue: A New Script with a Familiar Ending --
Appendix: Texts of Sermons --
Bibliography --
Index
Summary:Includes life histories of four women preachers, transcriptions of sermons, and analysis by Lawless of both life stories and sermons.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9781512803839
9783110442526
DOI:10.9783/9781512803839
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Elaine J. Lawless.