Conflict and Compliance: Christianity and the Occult in Horticultural Exporting

Dolan, Catherine

Abstract

The introduction of new export crops in the early 1990s upset the customary division of labour between men and women in Meru District, Kenya, and led to conflict over land, labour, and income. Women's workload increased; their earnings did not. They responded by turning to 'born-again' Christianity for support, and by resorting to traditional witchcraft to regain control.

Citation

Dolan, C. (1999). Conflict and Compliance: Christianity and the Occult in Horticultural Exporting. Gender & Development, 7(1), 23-30. https://doi.org/10.1080/741922937

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 1999
• Deposit Date: Jan 23, 2015
• Journal: Gender and Development
• Print ISSN: 1355-2074
• Electronic ISSN: 1364-9221
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis Group
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 7
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 23-30
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/741922937