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The focus of Stephanie Mitchem’s work is Black American spirituality, especially that of black women’s embodied spirituality. Mitchem locates her study within the interdisciplinary approach of Religious Studies, allowing that it provides a space to explore the multi-faceted dimensions of the “crafting” of identity today, specifically by black American women. She pays attention to the dynamics of gender, race, and class, reflecting on the diverse experiences of different social groups as they respond to centuries of colonialism and marginalization.
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Mitchem, S.Y. (2017). Black American Women and the Gift of Embodied Spirituality. In: Joy, M. (eds) Women, Religion, and the Gift. Sophia Studies in Cross-cultural Philosophy of Traditions and Cultures, vol 17. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43189-5_11
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