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Iron, Gender, and Power: Rituals of Transformation in African Societies - Couverture souple

Herbert, Eugenia W.

 
9780253208330: Iron, Gender, and Power: Rituals of Transformation in African Societies
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0253208335 ISBN 13 : 9780253208330
Editeur : Indiana University Press, 1994

Synopsis

"[Herbert] has constructed a model of power relationships structured upon gender and age, and derived from male transformative processes, and in so doing has written a notable, and most enjoyable, book." --African History

"Herbert examines with great care and thoroughness the relationships between gender and power and the rationales that give them social form. . . . [Her] analytical ability is outstanding." --Patrick McNaughton

"This book is a well-written and essential study of the place of belief in African material culture." --International Journal of African Historical Studies

Herbert relates the beliefs and practices associated with iron working in African cultures to other transformative activities--chiefly investiture, hunting, and pottery making--to propose a gender/age-based theory of power.

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À propos de l'auteur

EUGENIA W. HERBERT is E. Nevius Rodman Professor of African History at Mount Holyoke College and author of Red Gold of Africa: Copper in Precolonial History and Culture.

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Éditeur
Indiana University Press
Date d'édition
1994
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0253208335
ISBN 13 
9780253208330
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
296
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Personne responsable
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