Book
Male daughters, female husbands: gender and sex in an African society
Zed Books • London • Published In 1987 • Pages:
By: Amadiume, Ifi.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
The fieldwork for this study, dealing primarily with women's roles in Igbo society, was conducted by the author in 1980-1982 in the town of Nnobi, Idemili division, Anambra State, Nigeria. The monograph is divided into three major periods: Pre-Colonial (pre-1900), when the traditional system operated; Colonial (1900-1960); and Post-Colonial (the Post-Independence period), following 1960, when Nigeria became an independent nation. Although the primary emphasis in this work is to describe women's role in traditional (pre-1900) Igbo society, the author also presents a wealth of information on what structures in the society allowed women to achieve power, and how the effects of colonial institutions on traditional society changed women's choices and situations. Amadiume concludes with a discussion on what has happened to women in the Post-Independence period, particularly in regard to local and national politics.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Gift giving
- Status, role, and prestige
- Accumulation of wealth
- Gender status
- Lineages
- Spirits and gods
- Sacred objects and places
- Organized ceremonial
- Gender roles and issues
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Igbo
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2003
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Africa
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Western Africa
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypesThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Indigenous Person
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- John Beierle ; 2001
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1980-1982
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- Pre-1900-1980s
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Town of Nndobi, Idemili Division, Anambra State, Nigeria
- NotesAdditional notes
- Ifi Amadiume
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-216)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 88125345
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Igbo (African people)