Female monarchs and merchant queens in Africa /

An unapologetically African-centered monograph that reveals physical and spiritual forms and systems of female power and leadership in African cultures. Nwando Achebe's unparalleled study documents elite females, female principles, and female spiritual entities across the African continent, fro...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Achebe, Nwando, 1970- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press, [2020]
Colección:Ohio short histories of Africa.
Temas:
Women > Africa > Social conditions.
Women heads of state > Africa.
Queens > Africa.
Women civic leaders > Africa.
Goddesses, African.
Power (Social sciences) > Africa.
Femmes > Afrique > Conditions sociales.
Femmes chefs d'État > Afrique.
Reines > Afrique.
Femmes leaders > Afrique.
Déesses africaines.
Pouvoir (Sciences sociales) > Afrique.
Goddesses, African
Power (Social sciences)
Queens
Women civic leaders
Women heads of state
Women > Social conditions
Africa
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Spiritual monarchs : god, goddesses, spirit mediums, and rain queens
  • Queens, queen mothers, princesses, and daughters
  • Merchant queens
  • Female headmen, kings, and paramount chiefs
  • African women today.

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