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How does having a female body affect one's experience of indigenized Christianity in Africa? Spirit, Structure, and Flesh addresses this question by exploring the ways ritual, symbol, and dogma circumscribe, constrain, and liberate women in AICs.

Yoruba (African people) --- Women in Christianity --- Sex role --- Christianity --- Rites and ceremonies. --- Religious aspects --- Christianity. --- African Independent Church --- AIC (African Independent Church) --- African Indigenous Church --- African Initiated Church --- African Instituted Church --- Customs and practices. --- Nigeria --- Bundesrepublik Nigeria --- Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria --- Federal Military Government (Nigeria) --- Federal Republic of Nigeria --- Federation of Nigeria --- Jamhuriyar Taraiyar Nijeriya --- Nai-chi-li-ya --- Naijeria --- Nigeria (Federation) --- Nigerii︠a︡ --- Nigerija --- Nigeryah --- Ọ̀hàńjíkọ̀ Ọ̀hànézè Naìjíríyà --- Orílẹ̀-èdè Olómìniira Àpapọ̀ Nàìjíríà --- Republic of Nigeria --- ניגריה --- ナイジェリア --- Religious life and customs. --- African-instituted churches. --- African independent churches --- African indigenous churches --- African-initiated churches --- AICs (African-instituted churches) --- Christian sects --- African Indigenous churches --- Africa --- religion --- gender --- Yoruba --- African instituted churches --- African Christianity --- Aladura spirituality --- spirituality --- ritual --- social structures --- Sanctified Church --- Pentecostalism --- charismatic religion --- politics --- culture