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

Herbert, Eugenia W.

 
9780253208330: Iron, Gender, and Power: Rituals of Transformation in African Societies
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ISBN 10: 0253208335 ISBN 13: 9780253208330
Casa editrice: Indiana Univ Pr, 1994

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[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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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.



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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Editore
Indiana Univ Pr
Data di pubblicazione
1994
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
0253208335
ISBN 13 
9780253208330
Rilegatura
Copertina flessibile
Numero di pagine
278
Contatto del produttore
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Persona responsabile
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