Pathos and power: interdisciplinary perspectives on widowhood in africa, past and present
Éditeur :
Ohio University Press
ISBN :
9780821426432
Date de publication :
8 juil. 2025
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 cm
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Pathos and Power provides a critical exploration of widowhood in Africa through a series of historical and contemporary case studies. The contributors investigate how the category of widowhood can obscure or reveal various social dynamics while demonstrating the diversity of material, symbolic, and embodied circumstances faced by African widows.