Bio
Dr. Genevieve Nrenzah is a Senior Research Fellow and head of the Religion and Philosophy Section at the Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana. Her research focuses on African indigenous religions, Pentecostalism, gender and sexuality, death and memorialization, sacred spaces, and African popular culture. She has published on religious infrastructure, Pentecostalism, masculinity, funerary practices, materiality, and ritual life in Ghana, using interdisciplinary and ethnographic approaches. Her current research explores the intersections of religion, gender, ritual, and social transformation in contemporary Africa. Her recent publications include Nrenzah, G. (2026). Counter-Hegemonic Mobilities: Burgerisation and the Transnationalization of Ghanaian Indigenous Religions. Journal of Indigenous & Shamanic Studies, 7, 1-23. Nrenzah, G. (2025). Dreaming and Reality: The Concept of Dayeꜫ/ꜫlaleꜫ Dreams in the Akan Worldview. International Journal of Dream Research, 18(2), 169–178.
