women and the pastoral tradition in Northern Somali orature, c. 1899-1980
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Kapteijns, Lidwien
- Creator
- Ali, Maryan Omar
- Publish Year
- 1999
- Shelfmark
- AFR 54 1999 - B
- Thesaurus
- oral history, rolgedrag, relaties, identiteit, Somalië, 19e eeuw, 20e eeuw
- Description
- By gathering Somali oral texts, sayings, and songs of the period 1899 the author has examined in what way women and gender relations in Somali society has been presented in the past and how concepts as 'tradition', authentic cultural heritage and identity affect women and gender relations nowadays.