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

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London ; New York : Routledge, 1999.

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Description	1 online resource (ix, 192 pages)
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Physical Medium	polychrome
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-186) and index.
Summary	Drawing on twenty years of fieldwork and on psycho logical theory this book explores issues of male identity among the Gisu of Uganda in the context of the moral dilemma faced by men who define them- selves in terms of their capacity for violence.
Contents	Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION -- chapter 2 THE MAKING OF MEN -- The relevance of vernacular psychology to the interpretation of a Gisu ritual -- chapter 3 THE RITUAL USE OF VIOLENCE -- Circumcision among the Gisu of Uganda -- chapter 4 EVERY MAN A HERO -- Oedipal themes in Gisu circumcision -- chapter 5 WITCHES AND THIEVES -- Deviant motivations in Gisu society -- chapter 6 DIVINATORY FAILURE -- Gisu diviners and the problem of doubt -- chapter 7 JOKING AND AVOIDANCE, HOSTILITY AND INCEST -- An essay on Gisu moral categories -- chapter 8 THE POWER OF SEX -- Reflections on the Caldwells' 'African sexuality' thesis -- chapter 9 TRIBAL RITES AND TRIBAL RIGHTS.
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Subject	Gisu (African people) -- Psychology.
	Gisu (African people) -- Psychology.
	Gisu (African people)
	Gisu (African people) -- Sexual behavior.
	Gisu (African people) -- Rites and ceremonies.
	Gisu (African people) -- Rites and ceremonies.
	Men -- Uganda -- Identity.
	Men.
	Uganda.
	Identity (Philosophical concept)
	Sex role -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Uganda.
	Sex role -- Moral and ethical aspects.
	Sex role.
	Violence -- Uganda.
	Violence.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Subject	Men.
	Gender roles.
Other Form:	Print version: Heald, Suzette. Manhood and morality. London ; New York : Routledge, 1999 0415185777 (DLC) 98038229 (OCoLC)39556478
ISBN	0203272765 (electronic book)
	9780203272763 (electronic book)
	0203004868 (electronic book)
	9780203004869 (electronic book)
	9780415185776 (hc.)
	0415185777 (hc.)
	9780415185783 (paperback)
	0415185785 (paperback)
	9781134665594
	1134665598
	0415185777 (Cloth)
	0415185785 (Paper)
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Title Manhood and morality : sex, violence, and ritual in Gisu society / Suzette Heald.

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