Ìgbo Initiation
Phallus vs Umbilicus
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3626837 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Victor Manfredi (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 145 |
| Pages | 157-211 |
| Publication date | 1997-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cahiers d études africaines (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0008-0055 • E-ISSN: 1777-5353 |
| Publisher | PERSEE Program (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.3406/cea.1997.1992 |
| OpenAlex | W1994512581 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 2 |
Ottenberg's phallic, Freudian reading (1989) of Igbo adolescent initiation lacks empirical support. An alternative analysis, taking its eue from Igbo oral texts and Meillassoux's materialist view of reproduction (1981), interprets Igbo initiation as semantically umbilical. Igbo initiation expresses, not Œdipal conflict, but preventive therapy of failed reincarnators (îgbo ogbârije, Yorùbâ àbfkû). Beyond the ïgbo-speaking area, umbilical denotations suggest symbolic links with cognate Yorùbâ and Fan traditions, eg in the figure of Èsù/Légbâ (cf. Auge 1988
Aesthetics · Art · Biology · Dialectic · Epistemology · Fallacy · Igbo · Linguistics · Literature · Male genitalia · Phallic stage · Phallus (fungus) · Psychoanalysis · Reading (process) · Sociology · Umbilicus (mollusc) · Caribbean and African Literature and Culture · Gender Studies · Medicine · Multilingual Education and Policy · Philosophy · Psychology · Surgery
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,14 |
| Citation span | 2005 - 2019 (15) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |