Iron, gender, and power : rituals of transformation in African societies
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Iron, gender, and power : rituals of transformation in African societies
(African systems of thought)(Midland books, MB 833)
Indiana University Press, c1993
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Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies, Kyoto Universityアフリカ専攻
: pbk389.4||Her98077462,
paper : alk. paper389.4||Her94012956
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-270) and index
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"[Herbert] has constructed a model of power relationships structured upon gender and age, and derived from male transformative processes, and in so doing has written a notable, and most enjoyable, book." -African History
"Herbert examines with great care and thoroughness the relationships between gender and power and the rationales that give them social form. . . . [Her] analytical ability is outstanding." -Patrick McNaughton
"This book is a well-written and essential study of the place of belief in African material culture." -International Journal of African Historical Studies
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.
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