ISBN:
9781580467575
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (xiv, 187 pages)
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DDC:
305.40967
Keywords:
Geschichte
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Alltag, Brauchtum
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Frau
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Geschichte
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Women / Africa, Central / History
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Women / Africa, East / History
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Gesellschaft
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Frau
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Africa, Central / Social life and customs
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Africa, East / Social life and customs
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Africa, Central / History / To 1884
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Africa, East / History / To 1886
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Zentralafrika
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Zentralafrika Südost
;
Frau
;
Gesellschaft
;
Geschichte
Abstract:
This study of more than two thousand years of African social history weaves together evidence from historical linguistics, archaeology, comparative ethnography, oral tradition, and art history to challenge the assumptions that all African societies were patriarchal and that the status of women in precolonial Africa is beyond the scope of historical research. In East-Central Africa, women played key roles in technological and economic developments during the long precolonial period. Female political leaders were as common as male rulers, and women, especially mothers, were central to religious ceremonies and beliefs. These conclusions contribute a new and critical element to our understanding of Africa's precolonial history. Christine Saidi is assistant professor of history at Kutztown University
Description / Table of Contents:
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
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