The Magical Life of Berber Women in Kabylia

Buch | Hardcover

266 Seiten

2007
Peter Lang Publishing Inc (Verlag)
978-0-8204-8869-1 (ISBN)

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Kabyle women from Algeria were believed to have been relegated to a role, subjugated by dominant males, in which they were confined to reproduction, nature, and their sensibilities. The weaknesses created by this inequality were thought to be compensated for by their living inconspicuous lives practicing magic, especially in love. Makilam rejects these preconceived ideas and demonstrates that women’s magic was expressed in every domain of their daily lives: pottery making, food provision/preparation, and weaving. In fact, the traditional Kabyle society was incapable of functioning without women, who ensured its material and spiritual unity.

The Author: An anthropologist and historian, Makilam received her Ph.D. in history and ethnography from the University of Bremen, Germany. She is an indigenous Kabyle and was raised in a Berber village in northern Algeria until she was seventeen. Although she has since lived in Europe, she remains very close to her roots, and her testimony, interspersed with personal experiences, sheds new light on the rituals and myths of this vanishing society.

Reihe/Serie	Francophone Cultures and Literatures ; 51
Übersetzer	Elizabeth Corp
Zusatzinfo	Illustrations
Sprache	englisch
Maße	160 x 230 mm
Gewicht	600 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie ► Völkerkunde (Naturvölker)
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie ► Volkskunde
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	0-8204-8869-0 / 0820488690
ISBN-13	978-0-8204-8869-1 / 9780820488691
Zustand	Neuware