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Sexual antagonism among the sexually egalitarian Hopi
Ethos • 7 (2) • Published In 1979 • Pages: 124-141
By: Schlegel, Alice.
Abstract
This paper deals with sexual antagonism in a sexually egalitarian society, the Hopi, but the sexual antagonism it deals with is not general, as between the sexes, but more specific, inherent in two kinds of male-female dyadic relationships -- husband-wife and brother-sister -- in the context of the central institution of the household. In this study Schlegel examines the cultural content that expresses this antagonism -- joking relations, patterned castration threats, adultery, and witchcraft beliefs -- which arises out of a contradiction in household structure and organization (p. 125).
- HRAF PubDate
- 2000
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Southwest and Basin
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle; 1999
- Field Date
- no date
- Coverage Date
- pre World War II
- Coverage Place
- Hopi pueblos, First, Second, and Third Mesas, northeastern Arizona, United States
- Notes
- Alice Schlegel
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 141)
- LCCN
- 73643517
- LCSH
- Hopi Indians