Women's Authority and Society in Early East-Central Africa

A radical reassessment of the importance of women in East-Central African society during the precolonial period.

List of contents

Introduction
The Patriarchal Myth: Deconstruction and Reconstruction
Correlating Linguistics and Archaeology in East-Central African History
The Early Social History of East-Central Africa
Women's Authority: Female Coalitions, Politics, and Religion
Women's Authority and Female Initiation in East-Central African History
Pots, Hoes, and Food: Women in Technology and Production
Sacred, but Never Profane: Sex and Sexuality in East-Central African History
Kucilinga na Lesa Kupanshanya Mayo
Bibliography
Index

Product details

• Authors: Christine Saidi
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.03.2010
• EAN: 9781580463270
• ISBN: 978-1-58046-327-0
• No. of pages: 205
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 16 mm
• Weight: 472 g
• Series: Rochester Studies in African H
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories