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Women's Authority and Society in Early East-Central Africa
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Christine Saidi
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English
Published/Copyright:
2010
About this book
A radical reassessment of the importance of women in East-Central African society during the precolonial period.
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 allAfrican 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.
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 allAfrican 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.
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eBook published on:
February 28, 2024
eBook ISBN:
9781580467575
Original publisher:
University of Rochester Press
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eBook ISBN:
9781580467575
Keywords for this book
feminism; Women's Authority; Society; Early East-Central Africa; Precolonial Period; African Social History; Historical Linguistics; Archaeology; Comparative Ethnography; Oral Tradition; Art History; Patriarchal Assumptions; Technological Developments; Economic Developments; Female Political Leaders; Religious Ceremonies; Precolonial History; Christine Saidi; Kutztown University
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For an expert adult audience, including professional development and academic research
