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Gender, Sexuality, and Traditional Aphrodisiacs: Kayan Mata and Intimate Relationships in Nigeria book cover

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Gender, Sexuality, and Traditional Aphrodisiacs Kayan Mata and Intimate Relationships in Nigeria

By Oluwatobi Joseph Alabi Copyright 2026
174 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

174 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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Gender, Sexuality, and Traditional Aphrodisiacs: Kayan Mata and Intimate Relationships in Nigeria explores how Nigerian women use traditional aphrodisiacs, known as kayan mata, to navigate intimacy, power, and survival in a rapidly evolving society. From Northern Nigeria's aphrodisiac markets to Instagram's digital culture, the study explores how kayan mata products are used to negotiate... Read more

Introduction: Desire, power, and the politics of intimacy in Nigeria  1. Traditional aphrodisiacs, intimacy, and empowerment in Nigeria  2. Navigating complexity: Evolving family structures and intimate relationship dynamics in Nigeria  3. Negotiating feminism: Cultural dynamics, sexual agency, and empowerment  4. Exploring the evolution and cultural significance of aphrodisiacs  5. Empowerment and Agency  6. Beyond kayan mata: gender and morality in intimate relationships   7. Sexuality, agency, and intimate politics  8. Theorizing sexual agency and empowerment  9. Family and marriage in 21st century Nigeria: An exploration of social change and institutional influences  10. Critical reflection on sexuality research in Nigeria: Epistemology, fieldwork and researcher's positionality  Conclusion

Biography

Oluwatobi Joseph Alabi is a postdoctoral research fellow in the Department of Sociology at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa.

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