Power and Paradox: Authority, Insecurity and Creativity in Fon Gender Relations - Couverture souple

Falen, Douglas

 
9781592217885: Power and Paradox: Authority, Insecurity and Creativity in Fon Gender Relations
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1592217885 ISBN 13 : 9781592217885
Editeur : Africa Research & Publications, 2012

Synopsis

The Fon are the dominant ethnic group in the southern part of the Republic of Benin, West Africa. The hold a prominent place in African cultural studies for their traditional Vodun ('Voodoo') religion and are well known to historical and gender studies for their pre-colonial deployment of female ministers and soldiers. Giving a detailed account of gendered power strategies - highlighted by male perspectives on female power - in contemporary Fon culture, Power and Paradox is an important ethnographic update on Fon culture.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The Fon are the dominant ethnic group in the southern part of the Republic of Benin, West Africa. The hold a prominent place in African cultural studies for their traditional Vodun ('Voodoo') religion and are well known to historical and gender studies for their pre-colonial deployment of female ministers and soldiers. Giving a detailed account of gendered power strategies - highlighted by male perspectives on female power - in contemporary Fon culture, Power and Paradox is an important ethnographic update on Fon culture.

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Éditeur
Africa Research & Publications
Date d'édition
2012
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1592217885
ISBN 13 
9781592217885
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
224
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