essay

Within and without: the category of 'female' in the ethnography of modern Greece

gender & power in rural greece • Princeton, N.J. • Published In 1986 • Pages: 215-233

By: Herzfeld, Michael.

Abstract

In this paper Herzfeld discusses some of the problems inherent in the study of gender ideology in Greek society. He notes that the concepts of 'female' and 'male' are symbolic categories which are manipulable and labile and are terms used by both villagers and nationalist writers alike to express ideas about what it means to be a Greek man or woman. The author suggests that '…we can counter the charges of both excessive generalization and excessive particularism by situating the uses of gender symbolism and ideology in an appropriate historical setting -- the experience of national identity at both the national and local levels' (p. 216).

HRAF PubDate

2003

Region

Europe

Sub Region

Southeastern Europe

Document Type

essay

Evaluation

Creator Type

Ethnologist

Document Rating

4: Excellent Secondary Data

5: Excellent Primary Data

Analyst

John Beierle ; 2002

Field Date

no date

Coverage Date

not specified

Coverage Place

Greece

Notes

Michael Herzfeld

For bibliographical references see source 31: [Dubisch]

LCCN

86003183

LCSH

Greece