1st Edition
Manhood and Morality Sex, Violence and Ritual in Gisu Society
By Suzette Heald
Copyright 1999
204 Pages
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Routledge
208 Pages
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Routledge
208 Pages
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Routledge
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'An impressive and meticulously crafted African ethnography, which has theoretical and practical relevance for understanding masculinity and violence in general'- David Parkin, Professor of Anthropology, Cambridge University Manhood and Morality explores issues of male identity among the Gisu of Uganda and the moral dilemma faced by men who define themselves by their capacity for violence.... Read more
1 Introduction 2 The making of men: the relevance of vernacular psychology to the interpretation of a Gisu ritual 3 The ritual use of violence: circumcision among the Gisu of Uganda 4 Every man a hero: Oedipal themes in Gisu circumcision 5 Witches and thieves: deviant motivations in Gisu society 6 Divinatory failure: Gisu diviners and the problem of doubt 7 Joking and avoidance, hostility and incest: an essay on Gisu moral categories 8 The power of sex: reflections on the Caldwells’ ‘African sexuality’ thesis 9 Tribal rites and tribal rights
Biography
Suzette Heald is Senior Lecturer in Anthropology at the University of Lancaster and is currently teaching at the University of Botswana.
' ... The result is a finely engrained ethnography with a great knowledge and attention to the Gisu semanti field, along with the social and cultural ones.' - Cambridge Anthropology
