Shaping Tradition : Women's Roles in Ceremonial Rituals of the Agwagune /

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Agwagune women in southeastern Nigeria contribute to the cultural construction of their societies in deep and systematic ways. This reality is often concealed, misrepresented, or unexamined in studies that do not consciously set out to address female agency and authority. Most recently women have re...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Iyam, David Uru (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Madison, Wisconsin : The University of Wisconsin Press, [2021]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Women > Social conditions.
Sex role.
Sex role > Nigeria > Cross River State.
Women > Nigeria > Cross River State > Social conditions.
Biase (African people) > Rites and ceremonies.
Biase (African people) > Social life and customs.
Nigeria > Cross River State.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Introduction
  • 1. Rituals of the Agwagune
  • 2. Men's Ceremonies
  • 3. Women's Ceremonies I
  • 4. Women's Ceremonies II
  • 5. Marriage and Fattening
  • 6. Modernity as a Transcendental Contest
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index

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