Women in Between
Author | : Marilyn Strathern |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 396 |
Release | : 1995 |
ISBN-10 | : 0847677850 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780847677856 |
Rating | : 4/5 (856 Downloads) |
Download or read book Women in Between written by Marilyn Strathern and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 1995 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1971 Marilyn Strathern provided what has now become a classic ethnographic text, Women In Between. Significantly, this pioneering contribution to feminist anthropology focuses on gender relations rather than on women alone. Re-issued now, Women in Between examines the attitudes of the Hagen people and analyzes the power of women in their male-dominated system. Strathern cites case studies of marriage arrangements, divorce, and traditional settlement disputes to illustrate women's status in Hagen society.