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Sexual antagonism among the sexually egalitarian Hopi

Ethos7 (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).
Subjects
Gender status
Ingroup antagonisms
Household
Family relationships
Avuncular and nepotic relatives
Clans
Sorcery
Extramarital sex relations
culture
Hopi
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