Book: Iron, Gender, And Power: Rituals Of Transformation In African Societies Herbert relates the beliefs and practices associated with iron working in African cultures to other transformative activities-chiefly investiture, hunting, and pottery making-to propose a gender/age-based theory of power.
Details of Book: Iron, Gender, And Power: Rituals Of Transformation In African Societies Book: Iron, Gender, And Power: Rituals Of Transformation In African Societies
Author: Eugenia W. Herbert
ISBN: 0253208335
ISBN-13: 9780253208330
, 978-0253208330
Binding: Paperback
Publishing Date: 01061994
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Number of Pages: 296
Language: English