Author: LOTH, HEINRICH
Title: Woman in ancient Africa
Description: Westport. Conn. : L. Hill and Co. 1987. First Edition. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw. now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new.; 189 pages; Description: 189 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm. Translation of: Die Frau im Alten Afrika. Includes index. Bibliography: p. 183-186. Subjects: Women --Africa --History --Social life and customs. Summary: Using the most up-to-date information available on the subject. the author of this books paints a picture of Africa to the south of the Sahara in the time of the great kingdoms and empires. and manages to trace the lines of development taken by various traditions. Just as numerous peoples and tribes went through various socio-economic stages of development and displayed great ethnic and cultural diversity. so . too. the lives of women for centuries heavily influenced by cults and religions were extremely varied. Matrilinearity. patrilinearity. family life. the rearing of children. coming-of-age ceremonies. jewellery and clothes. medicine. and art. are just some of the subjects dealt with by the author. Contains 112 black and white and 46 full colour illustrations. by Heinrich Loth ; translated from the German by Sheila Marnie.ISBN: 0882082183. Weight in Kg appr.:

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