In this book, Oy w???m??? extends her path-breaking thesis that in Yor???b??? society, construction of gender is a colonial development since the culture exhibited no gender divisions in its original form. Taking seriously indigenous modes and categories of knowledge, she applies her finding of a non-gendered ontology to the social institutions of If???, motherhood, marriage, family and naming practices. Oy w???m??? insists that contemporary assertions of male dominance must be understood, in part, as the work of local ...
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In this book, Oy w???m??? extends her path-breaking thesis that in Yor???b??? society, construction of gender is a colonial development since the culture exhibited no gender divisions in its original form. Taking seriously indigenous modes and categories of knowledge, she applies her finding of a non-gendered ontology to the social institutions of If???, motherhood, marriage, family and naming practices. Oy w???m??? insists that contemporary assertions of male dominance must be understood, in part, as the work of local intellectuals who took marching orders from Euro/American mentors and colleagues. In exposing the depth of the coloniality of power, Oy w???m??? challenges us to look at the worlds we inhabit, anew.
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New. There is significant religious and linguistic evidence that Yoruba society was not gendered in its original form. In this follow-up to The Invention of Women: Making an African Sense of Western Gender Discourses, Oy? wumi explores the intersections of gender, history, knowledge-making, and the role of intellectuals in the process. Series: Gender and Cultural Studies in Africa and the Diaspora. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ; JFSL; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 219 x 19. Weight in Grams: 354. 2015. 1st ed. 2016. Paperback.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
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