Bible and Patriarchy in Traditional Tribal Society

Chingboi Guite Phaipi examines how biblical texts reinforced female subjugation in Northeast Indian tribal societies after tribes had accepted Christianity in the early 20th century. Phaipi shows how most tribal groups reinforced women''s subordinate status by invoking newly authoritative biblical texts such as the creation stories in Genesis 1, 2 and 3.

Phaipi studies the creation stories in Genes...