John M Kobia
Biographic Data
| ID | 4117377 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John M Kobia |
| GIVEN NAMES | John M |
| FAMILY NAME | Kobia |
| SIGNATURE | KOBIA J M |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 1 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Gender Roles in African Oral Literature. A Case Study of Initiation Songs Among the Igembe People of Meru of Kenya
This article examines and critically analyses gender images in initiation songs among the Igembe community, an African ethnic group of the Eastern Bantu in Kenya. The concept of gender is traced from Plato’s time to the twenty-first century and placed within the Igembe people’s world-view, using initiation songs as a point of reference. It is revealed that both man and woman play crucial and complementary roles in the socio-economic life of the I…
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Gender Roles in African Oral Literature. A Case Study of Initiation Songs Among the Igembe People of Meru of Kenya
This article examines and critically analyses gender images in initiation songs among the Igembe community, an African ethnic group of the Eastern Bantu in Kenya. The concept of gender is traced from Plato’s time to the twenty-first century and placed within the Igembe people’s world-view, using initiation songs as a point of reference. It is revealed that both man and woman play crucial and complementary roles in the socio-economic life of the I…
African studies (1 work) · Anthropology (1 work) · Bantu languages (1 work) · Cultural Identity and Representation (1 work) · Ethnic group (1 work) · Gender Studies (1 work) · Gender Studies in Language (1 work) · History (1 work) · Linguistics (1 work) · Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies (1 work)