Manhood and morality : sex, violence and ritual in Gisu society / / Suzette Heald
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| Autore: |
Heald Suzette
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| Titolo: |
Manhood and morality : sex, violence and ritual in Gisu society / / Suzette Heald
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| Pubblicazione: | London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1999 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (203 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 305.38/896395 |
| Soggetto topico: | Gisu (African people) - Psychology |
| Gisu (African people) - Sexual behavior | |
| Gisu (African people) - Rites and ceremonies | |
| Men - Uganda - Identity | |
| Sex role - Moral and ethical aspects - Uganda | |
| Violence - Uganda | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; The making of men: the relevance of vernacular psychology to the interpretation of a Gisu ritual; The ritual use of violence: circumcision among the Gisu of Uganda; Every man a hero: Oedipal themes in Gisu circumcision; Witches and thieves: deviant motivations in Gisu society; Divinatory failure: Gisu diviners and the problem of doubt; Joking and avoidance, hostility and incest: an essay on Gisu moral categories; The power of sex: reflections on the Caldwells' 'African sexuality' thesis; Tribal rites and tribal rights; Notes |
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| Sommario/riassunto: | '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.<BR |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Manhood and morality |
| ISBN: | 1-134-66559-8 |
| 0-203-27276-5 | |
| 1-134-66560-1 | |
| 1-280-18237-7 | |
| 0-203-00486-8 | |
| 9786610182374 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910828756803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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