G. N. Uzukwu

THEODICY, GENDER, AFRICAN SPIRITUALITY, AND THE MAMI WATA DEITY

What role does gender play in contemporary African understandings of theodicy, and what does Mami Wata have to do with theodical explanations of the problem of evil? To investigate these questions, we examine the precolonial Igbo and Yoruba cosmological frameworks, focusing on how gender constructs mediate African theo...