A Christian Construction of Domestic Violence in Electronic Media A Case Study of Ìdààmú Ilémoṣú by Kolade Segun-Okeowo
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Domestic violence, Christian Home Video films, Religion and Society
Abstract
Domestic violence is often literally used as a metaphor for power relationships and expressed in different forms and contexts. Scholarships on domestic violence focus more on medical and social aspects to the neglect of its representation in electronic media. An analysis of home video films, which forms part of the electronic media, is worthwhile in expounding the prevalence, causes and effect of this social ill in the Nigerian society. This paper explores the representation of domestic violence in Ìdààmú Ilémoṣú, a popular video film produced by Kolade Segun-Okeowo, a Nigerian Christian producer of Christian home video films. The analysis of data benefits from the sociology of religion.
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Asonzeh, U. F.K. (2003), "Advertising God: Nigerian Christian Video-Films and Power of Consumer Culture", Journal of Religion in Africa, 33(2): 203-231. https://doi.org/10.1163/15700660360703141
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Odimegwu, Clifford O. (2001), "Couple formation and domestic violence among the Tiv of Benue State, Nigeria". Paper presented at the International Colloquium Gender, Population and Development in Africa organised by UAPS, INED, ENSEA, IFORD, Abidjan 16-21 July 2001.
Ofie-Aboagye, R.O. (1994), "Domestic violence in Ghana: an initial step". Colum J Gender Law 4(1): 1-25.
Ogungbile, D.O. (1997), "Meeting Point of culture and Health: The Case of the Aladura Churches in Nigeria," Nordic Journal of African Studies, 6(120): 98-112.
Ojo. M. A. (1997), "The Dynamics of Indigenous Charismatic Missionary Enterprises in West Africa", Missionalia 25 (4):537-561.
Okemgbo CN, Omideyi A.K and Odimegwu, C.O. (2002), "Prevalence, patterns and correlates of domestic violence in selected Igbo communities of Imo State, Nigeria". African Journal of Reproductive Health; 6(2): 101-114. https://doi.org/10.2307/3583136
Olayiwola, D. O. (1990), "From Turner to Omoyajowo: A Review Essay on the Aladura in Yorubaland", ODU: A Journal of West African Studies, (34): 197-209.
Ondicho, T.G. (2000). "Battered women: a socio-legal perspective of their experiences in Nairobi". African Study Monographs, 21(1): 35-44.
Oyediran, Kolawole Azeez and Uche C. Isiugo-Abanihe. (2005), "Perceptions of Nigerian Women on Domestic Violence: Evidence from 2003 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey," African Journal of Reproductive Health, 9 (2): 38-53. https://doi.org/10.2307/3583461
Segun-Okeowo, Kolade,1994. Omoge Omi, Lagos: Zion Stones Media.
Segun-Okeowo, Kolade, 1994. Lagos: Zion Stones Media.
Segun-Okeowo, Kolade, 1995. Alade Okunkun, Lagos: Zion Stones Media.
Segun-Okeowo, Kolade, 1996. Return Of The Prodigal, Lagos: Zion Stones Media.
Segun-Okeowo, Kolade, 1997. Time To Weep, Lagos: Zion Stones Media.
Segun-Okeowo, Kolade, 1999. Basket Of Vengeance, Lagos: Zion Stones Media.
Segun-Okeowo, Kolade, 2001. The Thorn In My Flesh, Lagos: Zion Stones Media.
Segun-Okeowo, Kolade, 2002. Too Hard To Bear, Lagos: Zion Stones Media.
Segun-Okeowo, Kolade, 2005. Free But Costly, Lagos: Zion Stones Media.
Segun-Okeowo, Kolade, 2006. The Fall Of A Thousand, Lagos: Zion Stones Media.
Segun-Okeowo, Kolade. 2007. Ta Lo N Se Mi? Lagos: Zion Stones Media.
Segun-Okeowo, Kolade, 2007. Who Is My Enemy, Lagos: Zion Stones Media.
Segun-Okeowo, Kolade, 2008. The Other Woman, Lagos: Zion Stones Media.
Segun-Okeowo, Kolade, 2008. The Blood On Trial, Lagos: Zion Stones Media.
Segun-Okeowo, Kolade, 2009. Loving The Foe, Lagos: Zion Stones Media.
Segun-Okeowo, Kolade, 2009. Idaamu Ilemosu, Lagos: Zion Stones Media.
Segun-Okeowo, Kolade, 2009. The Gods Are To Blame, Lagos: Zion Stones Media.
Segun-Okeowo, Kolade, 2010. Isise Kan, Lagos: Zion Stones Media.
Segun-Okeowo, Kolade, 2010. Hose On The Rock (TV Series).
Segun-Okeowo, Kolade, 2011. And When Two Elephants Fight, Lagos: Zion Stones Media.
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A Christian Construction of Domestic Violence in Electronic Media: A Case Study of Ìdààmú Ilémoṣú by Kolade Segun-Okeowo. (2024). Utambuzi: Journal for the Study of the Religions of Africa and Its Diaspora, 2(1), 34-42. https://doi.org/10.17159/
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A Christian Construction of Domestic Violence in Electronic Media: A Case Study of Ìdààmú Ilémoṣú by Kolade Segun-Okeowo. (2024). Utambuzi: Journal for the Study of the Religions of Africa and Its Diaspora, 2(1), 34-42. https://doi.org/10.17159/