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Icons and militants: mothering in the danger zone

Signs : Journal of women and culture in society • 23 (1) • Published In 1997 • Pages: 103-129

By: Peteet, Julie Marie.

Abstract
Mothers are icons of nations and motherhood is often invoked in nation building and national struggles. Peteet examines this metaphor in the context of the civil war in Lebanon (1975-1991) and the Intifada (1987-1993). In both cases the idea of 'maternal sacrifice' and 'mothers of martyrs' became powerful symbols of resistance, although, according to Peteet, it did not translate into gender equality. She discusses how women used their wartime status as mothers to claim more recognition and rights for women within the resistance.
Subjects
Family relationships
Political movements
Warfare
Aftermath of combat
Cult of the dead
culture
Palestinians
HRAF PubDate
2005
Region
Middle East
Sub Region
Middle East
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Ian Skoggard ; 2004
Field Date
1980-1995
Coverage Date
1975-1993
Coverage Place
Occupied Territories, Israel and Lebanon
Notes
Julie M. Peteet
Includes bibliographical references (p. 127-129)
LCCN
75649469
LCSH
Palestinian Arabs