Mothers of Invention: Gender, Strategic Essentialism, and Women's Genital Power in West Africa

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作者
Hellweg, Joseph [1 ]
机构
[1] Florida State Univ, Tallahassee, FL 32306 USA
关键词
Cote d'Ivoire; female genital power; gender; West Africa; women;
D O I
10.5325/jafrireli.7.2.2019.0299
中图分类号
B9 [宗教];
学科分类号
010107 ;
摘要
Across West Africa, postmenopausal women, whom Laura Grillo calls the "Mothers," have expressed outrage at male political mismanagement by exposing their breasts and genitalia. This essay explores the contributions of and tensions within Grillo's analysis of the Mothers' history of protest, referencing Grillo's superb ethnographic and historical account.
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页码:299 / 307
页数:11
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