Making Sense Of The Aje Festival: Wealth, Politics And The Status Of Women Among The Ondo Of Southwestern Nigeria
The thrust of the paper is threefold. First, as a background for the Aje festival there is an ethnological and historical discussion ofOndo women leaders and Idoko male chiefs. Second, we will present an ethnographic description of a single Aje festival witnessed in 1985. Finally, the paper will ana...
| Published in: | Journal of ritual studies |
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| Authors: | ; |
| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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[1987]
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Journal of ritual studies
Year: 1987, Volume: 1, Issue: 2, Pages: 97-109 |
| Further subjects: | B
Women
B Festivals B Political Power B Symbolism B Rituals B Men B Purification rituals B Womens rights B Kingship |
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| Summary: | The thrust of the paper is threefold. First, as a background for the Aje festival there is an ethnological and historical discussion ofOndo women leaders and Idoko male chiefs. Second, we will present an ethnographic description of a single Aje festival witnessed in 1985. Finally, the paper will analyze the role of ritual in the distribution of power between men and women. |
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| ISSN: | 0890-1112 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of ritual studies
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