Manhood and morality : sex, violence, and ritual in Gisu society / Suzette Heald.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Heald, Suzette.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gisu (African people)--Psychology.

Gisu (African people).

Gisu (African people)--Sexual behavior.

Gisu (African people)--Rites and ceremonies.

Men--Uganda--Identity.

Men.

Sex role--Moral and ethical aspects--Uganda.

Sex role.

Sex role--Moral and ethical aspects.

Violence.

Identity (Philosophical concept).

Uganda.

Violence--Uganda.

Physical Description:

ix, 192 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1999.

Summary:

"Manhood and Morality" explores issues of male identity among the Gisu of Uganda in the context of the moral dilemma faced by men who define themselves in terms of their capacity for violence. Drawing extensively on twenty years of fieldwork experience and informed by psychological theory, Suzette Heald's discussion encompasses circumcision, Oedipal feelings, witchcraft, deviance, joking, sexuality and ethnicity. In examining the power of masculinity to set the moral agenda, this ethnographic study challenges our preconceptions of manhood, especially African virility, inviting a wider re-evaluation of masculinity. The book comprises self-contained sections in which the narrative is contextualized within contemporary debate, providing an engaging and highly readable text.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-186) and index.

ISBN:

0415185777

0415185785

OCLC:

39556478