Women in Yoruba Religions

Uncovers the influence of Yoruba culture on women’s religious lives and leadership in religions practiced by Yoruba people Women in Yoruba Religions examines the profound influence of Yoruba culture in Yoruba religion, Christianity, Islam, and Afro-Diasporic religions such as Santeria and Candomblé, placing gender relations in historical and social contexts . While the coming of Christianity and Islam to Yorubaland has posed significant challenges to Yoruba gender relations by propagating patria