Les faiseurs d'enfants
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14769588 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Danielle Jonckers (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1986 |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 51-66 |
| Publication date | 1986-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal des africanistes (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0399-0346 • E-ISSN: 1957-7850 |
| Publisher | PERSEE Program (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.3406/jafr.1986.2110 |
| OpenAlex | W2066249613 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
Although every destiny involves sacrifice in Minyanka society (Mali), women are allowed neither to own altars fyapèrè) nor to put victims to death during sacrifices. Only men own such altars, which are believed to have power over childbirth and to protect against witchcraft (an activity essentially imputed to women). Paradoxically, women are the center of this system in that officiants attribute feminine qualities to religious powers, liken the acquisition of a yapèrè to marriage, and metaphorically establish a parallel between men's sacrificial practices and childbirth. The fact that only men control the yapèrè helps both establish male authority and neutralize women's child-bearing powers
Childbirth · Cult · Destiny (ISS module · Power (physics · Pregnancy · Sacrifice · Sociology · Theology · African Studies and Ethnography · Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues · Gender Studies · Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender · Philosophy · Religious studies
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,08 |
| Citation span | 1987 - 2015 (29) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |