An edition of Iron, gender, and power (1993)
Iron, gender, and power
rituals of transformation in African societies
By Eugenia W. Herbert
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Publish Date
1993
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Language
eng
Pages
278
Description:
Examines African metallurgy and pottery from the concept of ritual, belief and taboo and discusses the gender implications of such a system.
subjects: African Cosmology, Folklore, Iron, Iron industry and trade, Power (Social sciences), Primitive Industries, Rites and ceremonies, Sex role, Industries, primitive, Industries, Rites et cérémonies, Fer, Industrie et commerce, Cosmologie africaine, Pouvoir (Sciences sociales), Rôle selon le sexe, SOCIAL SCIENCE, General, IJzerbereiding, Riten, Sekserol
Places: Sub-Saharan Africa