|
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies
|
Buy Now
Women Who Become Men - Albanian Sworn Virgins (Hardcover)
Loot Price: R3,985
Discovery Miles 39 850
|
|
|
Women Who Become Men - Albanian Sworn Virgins (Hardcover)
Series: Dress, Body, Culture
Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days
|
Most people conceive of gender as a culturally informed response to
a biological imperative. But such rigid notions are overturned by
certain women in remote regions of Albania who elect to 'become'
men simply for the advantages that accrue to them as a result. They
crop their hair, wear men's clothes, roll their own cigarettes,
drink brandy and carry guns. In short, their lives are much freer
and less regimented than other members of their sex - but at a
cost. These women must foreswear sexual relationships, marriage and
children. They have been dubbed 'Sworn Virgins'. What is
interesting is that in this region of the Balkans, simply to dress
as a man and to behave as a man will earn these women the same
respect accorded a man. This is no mean advantage in an area known
for sexual inequality and where so many men have suffered violent,
premature deaths, thereby heightening the need for more household
heads. Traditionally as heads of household, men are revered and the
women who attend them utterly subservient. But unlike 'normal'
women, Sworn Virgins can inherit and manage property, and, in fact,
may even be raised to assume the male role by parents who have no
male heirs. Based on extensive interviews, this book tells the
frank and engrossing stories of these women, but also sets their
lives within the wider context of a country undergoing radical
upheaval and social transformation.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
You might also like..
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
(1)
(2)
