Iron, Gender, and Power: Rituals of Transformation in African Societies (African Systems of Thought)
Language: English
Published by Indiana University Press, 1994
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- Title
- Iron, Gender, and Power: Rituals of Transformation in African Societies (African Systems of Thought)
- Author
- Herbert, Eugenia W.
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Publication year
- 1994
- Condition
- good
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0253208335
- ISBN 13
- 9780253208330
"[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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About the Author
EUGENIA W. HERBERT is E. Nevius Rodman Professor of African History at Mount Holyoke College and author of Red Gold of Africa: Copper in Precolonial History and Culture.
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