The Politics of Reproductive Ritual

""A welcome addition. They argue that rituals of reproduction in preindustrial societies are essentially political. In these societies, they say, men need to control the reproductive power of women in order to establish political power; where there is no law or central government, ritual i...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Paige, Jeffery M.
Autres auteurs: Paige, Karen Ericksen
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Berkeley : University of California Press, [2021]
Sujets:
Birth customs.
Puberty rites.
Sex customs.
Naissance > Rites et coutumes.
Rites de puberté.
Vie sexuelle.
Birth customs
Puberty rites
Sex customs
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • Tables and Figures
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Reproductive Ritual: A Continuation of Politics by Another Means
  • 3. The Dilemma of Menarche: Female Puberty Rites
  • 4. Male Circumcision: The Dilemma of Fission
  • 5. The Dilemma of Legitimacy: Birth Practices
  • 6. Menstrual Restrictions and Sex Segregation Practices
  • 7. Summary and Implications for Complex Societies
  • APPENDIX ONE. Measures
  • APPENDIX TWO. Description of Sample
  • APPENDIX THREE. Ethnographic Source Bibliography
  • Index

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