Women in between: female roles in a male world: mount hagen, new guinea
Auteur :
Strathern, Marilyn
Éditeur :
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN :
9780847677856
Date de publication :
2 mai 1995
Dimensions :
22,8 x 15,1 x 3,0 cm
Poids :
581 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
This ethnographic text examines the attitudes of the Hagen people and analyses the power of women in their male-dominated system. It cites case studies of marriage arrangements, divorce and traditional settlement disputes to illustrate women's status in Hagen society.