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When Men are Women
John Colman Wood
其他書名
Manhood Among Gabra Nomads of East Africa
出版Univ of Wisconsin Press, 1999
主題History / Africa / GeneralReference / Signs & SymbolsSocial Science / Ethnic Studies / American / African American & Black StudiesSocial Science / Anthropology / Cultural & SocialSocial Science / Customs & TraditionsSocial Science / Folklore & MythologySocial Science / Men's Studies
ISBN02991659499780299165949
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=WuU3tcQS-asC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋In this fascinating exploration of the cultural models of manhood, When Men Are Women examines the unique world of the nomadic Gabra people, a camel-herding society in northern Kenya. Gabra men denigrate women and feminine things, yet regard their most prestigious men as women. As they grow older, all Gabra men become d'abella, or ritual experts, who have feminine identities. Wood's study draws from structuralism, psychoanalytic theory, and anthropology to probe the meaning of opposition and ambivalence in Gabra society. When Men Are Women provides a multifaceted view of gender as a cultural construction independent of sex, but nevertheless fundamentally related to it. By turning men into women, the Gabra confront the dilemmas and ambiguities of social life. Wood demonstrates that the Gabra can provide illuminating insight into our own culture's understanding of gender and its function in society.