Rituals of Manhood

by Gilbert H. Herdt

Overview

Rituals of Manhood provides some of the most dramatic and richly textured accounts of ritual passages known to anthropologists of the late twentieth century. When in an earlier time anthropologists and sociologists described collective initiation rituals, the political and gender aspects of these practices were seldom underscored. Today, the power relationships of the body and domination, and the social arena of gender politics are widely regarded as critical to the cultural meaning and interpretation.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781351321303
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/08/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	408
File size:	6 MB

About the Author

Gilbert H. Herdt

Table of Contents

Introduction to the Transaction Edition; Editor ’s Preface; 1: Introduction; 2: Fetish and Fantasy in Sambia Initiation; 3: The Ritual Forging of Identity; 4: The Bau A Ceremonial Hunting Lodge; 5: Opposition and Complementarity of the Sexes in Ndumba Initiation; 6: The Making of Men; 7: The Father Who Bore Me; 8: Ritual Violence Among the Ilahita Arapesh