Iron, Gender, and Power – Rituals of Transformation in African Societies

TRAMA

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.

ALTRE INFORMAZIONI

• Condizione: Nuovo
• ISBN: 9780253208330
• Collana: African Systems of Thought
• Dimensioni: 233 x 19 x 155 mm Ø 456 gr
• Formato: Brossura
• Illustration Notes: 38 b&w photos
• Pagine Arabe: 278