essay
Female adolescent rites and the reproductive health of young women in Morogoro Tanzania
[s.n.] • [S.L.] • Published In 2001 • Pages:
By: Hamdani, Salha.
Abstract
This is an ethnographic description of Luguru female life-cycle rites related to menarche, pregnancy, and childbirth. The focus is on how these rituals inculcate cultural knowledge relevant for undertaking a range of gendered roles, including the meaning of sex, childcare, and managing family life. The analysis suggests that, compared to women in other economically-similar eastern African societies, Luguru women enjoy greater autonomy for decision-making and resource control, attributable to the continuity of both matrilineal kinship ideology and the matriarchal residence pattern in Luguru society.
- Region
- Africa
- Sub Region
- Eastern Africa
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Anthropologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Teferi Abate Adem; 2020
- Field Date
- no date given
- Coverage Date
- 1978-1994
- Coverage Place
- Uluguru Mountains, Morogoro Region, Tanzania
- Notes
- by Salha Hamdani
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 24-25)
- LCSH
- Luguru (African people)