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MANHOOD AND MORALITY
SEX, VIOLENCE AND RITUAL IN GISU SOCIETY |
| By: |
Suzette Heald |
| Format: |
Electronic book text |
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£32.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1134665601 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781134665600 |
| Publisher: |
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
1 January, 2002 |
| Pages: |
208 |
| Synopsis: |
'An impressive and meticulously crafted African ethnography, which has theoretical and practical relevance for understanding masculinity and violence in general'- David Parkin, Professor of Anthropology, Cambridge University Manhood and Morality explores issues of male identity among the Gisu of Uganda and the moral dilemma faced by men who define themselves by their capacity for violence. Drawing extensively on twenty years of fieldwork and on psychological theory the book covers: circumcisionOedipal feelingswitchcraftdeviancejokingsexualityand ethnicity.This ethnographic study challenges our preconceptions of manhood, especially African virility, inviting a wider re-evaluation of masculinity. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Routledge |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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