Christine Saidi

Women's Authority and Society in Early East-Central Africa (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

A radical reassessment of the importance of women in East-Central African society during the precolonial period.

This study of more than two thousand years of African social history weaves together evidence from historical linguistics, archaeology, comparative ethnography, oral tradition, and art history to challenge the assumptions that allAfrican societies were patriarchal and that the status of women in precolonial Africa is beyond the scope of historical research. In East-Central Africa, women played key roles in technological and economic developments during the long precolonial period. Female political leaders were as common as male rulers, and women, especially mothers, were central to religious ceremonies and beliefs. These conclusions contribute a new and critical element to our understanding of Africa's precolonial history.

Christine Saidi is Assistant Professor of History at Kutztown University.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wits University Press
• Seitenzahl: 205
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. März 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781580467575
• Artikelnr.: 56163408

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction The Patriarchal Myth: Deconstruction and Reconstruction
Correlating Linguistics and Archaeology in East-Central African History The
Early Social History of East-Central Africa Women's Authority: Female
Coalitions, Politics, and Religion Women's Authority and Female Initiation
in East-Central African History Pots, Hoes, and Food: Women in Technology
and Production Sacred, but Never Profane: Sex and Sexuality in East-Central
African History Kucilinga na Lesa Kupanshanya Mayo Bibliography Index