Women's Voices in a Man's World

by Lidwien Kapteijns

Book Overview

Two questions dominate this ethnographic, literary, and historical study of Somali society through its orature. First, in what ways do Somali oral texts provide information about women and gender relations in Somali society? Second, how do these oral texts present the concepts of "tradition" and an authentic cultural heritage and identity, particularly as these concepts affect women and gender relations? In seeking to answer these questions, Kapteijns...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0325001332
• ISBN13: 9780325001333
• Release Date: September 1999
• Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.4" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher