03591nam 2200745Ia 450 991080976880332120240417034300.00-7914-8182-41-4294-1183-X(CKB)1000000000460845(OCoLC)461442998(CaPaEBR)ebrary10579065(SSID)ssj0000153342(PQKBManifestationID)11910694(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000153342(PQKBWorkID)10393131(PQKB)11101739(MiAaPQ)EBC3407642(OCoLC)74809192(MdBmJHUP)muse6405(Au-PeEL)EBL3407642(CaPaEBR)ebr10579065(DE-B1597)682945(DE-B1597)9780791481820(EXLCZ)99100000000046084520050513d2006 ub 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrFamily matters[electronic resource] feminist concepts in African philosophy of culture /Nkiru Uwechia Nzegwu1st ed.Albany State University of New York Pressc20061 online resource (332 p.) SUNY series, feminist philosophyBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-7914-6743-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction: Igbo family structure and feminist concepts -- Family politics : making patriarchy in a patrilineal society -- Legalizing patriarchy : sorting through customary laws and practices -- Customs and misrepresentations : widows and daughters in inheritance disputes -- The conclave : a dialogic search for equality -- Structures of equality : in mono- and dual-sex systems -- Conclusion: towards a balanced society.Prior to European colonialism, Igboland, a region in Nigeria, was a nonpatriarchal, nongendered society governed by separate but interdependent political systems for men and women. In the last one hundred fifty years, the Igbo family has undergone vast structural changes in response to a barrage of cultural forces. Critically rereading social practices and oral and written histories of Igbo women and the society, Nkiru Uwechia Nzegwu demonstrates how colonial laws, edicts, and judicial institutions facilitated the creation of gender inequality in Igbo society. Nzegwu exposes the unlikely convergence of Western feminist and African male judges' assumptions about "traditional" African values where women are subordinate and oppressed. Instead she offers a conception of equality based on historical Igbo family structures and practices that challenges the epistemological and ontological bases of Western feminist inquiry.SUNY series, feminist philosophy.Igbo (African people)KinshipWomen, IgboSocial conditionsPhilosophy, IgboSex roleNigeriaFamiliesNigeriaPatrilineal kinshipNigeriaFeminist theoryNigeriaIgbo (African people)Kinship.Women, IgboSocial conditions.Philosophy, Igbo.Sex roleFamiliesPatrilineal kinshipFeminist theory306.87/089/96332Nzegwu Nkiru1693742MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910809768803321Family matters4071789UNINA