Iron, gender, and power : rituals of transformation in African societies /

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

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Herbert, Eugenia W. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bloomington ; Indianapolis : Indiana University Press, [1993]
Colección:African systems of thought.
Temas:
Industries > Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Rites and ceremonies > Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Iron industry and trade > Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Iron > Africa, Sub-Saharan > Folklore.
Cosmology, African.
Power (Social sciences)
Sex role > Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Rites et cérémonies > Afrique subsaharienne.
Fer > Industrie et commerce > Afrique subsaharienne.
Fer > Afrique subsaharienne > Folklore.
Cosmologie africaine.
Pouvoir (Sciences sociales)
Rôle selon le sexe > Afrique subsaharienne.
Industrie > Afrique subsaharienne.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Industries
Cosmology, African
Iron
Iron industry and trade
Rites and ceremonies
Sex role
IJzerbereiding.
Riten.
Sekserol.
Sub-Saharan Africa
Electronic books.
Folklore
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario: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
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 277 pages) : illustrations, map
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-270) and index
ISBN:9780585019529
0585019525

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