Iron, gender, and power
Subtitle: rituals of transformation in African societies
By: Eugenia W. Herbert.
Series: African systems of thought
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 1993
Place of publication: Bloomington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 277
Subjects: Industries, Primitive -- Africa, Sub-Saharan.; Rites and ceremonies -- Africa, Sub-Saharan.; Iron industry and trade -- Africa, Sub-Saharan.; Iron -- Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Folklore.; Cosmology, African.; Power (Social sciences); Sex role -- Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Description: Examines African metallurgy and pottery from the concept of ritual, belief and taboo and discusses the gender implications of such a system.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-270) and index.