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Power and Paradox: Authority, Insecurity and Creativity in Fon Gender Relations - Tapa blanda

Falen, Douglas

 
9781592217885: Power and Paradox: Authority, Insecurity and Creativity in Fon Gender Relations
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ISBN 10: 1592217885 ISBN 13: 9781592217885
Editorial: Africa Research & Publications, 2012

Sinopsis

The Fon are the dominant ethnic group in the southern part of the Republic of Benin, West Africa. The hold a prominent place in African cultural studies for their traditional Vodun ('Voodoo') religion and are well known to historical and gender studies for their pre-colonial deployment of female ministers and soldiers. Giving a detailed account of gendered power strategies - highlighted by male perspectives on female power - in contemporary Fon culture, Power and Paradox is an important ethnographic update on Fon culture.

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The Fon are the dominant ethnic group in the southern part of the Republic of Benin, West Africa. The hold a prominent place in African cultural studies for their traditional Vodun ('Voodoo') religion and are well known to historical and gender studies for their pre-colonial deployment of female ministers and soldiers. Giving a detailed account of gendered power strategies - highlighted by male perspectives on female power - in contemporary Fon culture, Power and Paradox is an important ethnographic update on Fon culture.

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Editorial
Africa Research & Publications
Año de publicación
2012
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
1592217885
ISBN 13 
9781592217885
Encuadernación
Tapa blanda
Número de páginas
224
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