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God-Emitai and Women Prophets
- Journal of Africana Religions
- Penn State University Press
- Volume 6, Number 1, 2018
- pp. 126-130
- Article
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Although it is easy to comprehend why women found more spiritual fulfillment as prophets of Emitai than as prophets of the patriarchal Christian God, it is interesting to observe women claiming to be messengers of Emitai. Baum’s book is a religious response to slavery, colonial conquest, world wars, droughts, disease, and social upheavals.