Rainhas, princesas e donas: formas de poder político das mulheres na África Oriental nos séculos XVI a XVIII

Rodrigues, Eugénia

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“…Moreover, the Portuguese contributed to the weakening of the position of women leaders by not recognising them on an equal basis with men within the new 'traditional' structures. 100 The story of how Biibi Sultan Nan'tima lost her title of 'sultan' is widespread. Ce-Cipaango told of how Ce-Nan'tima lost her position as sultan to Ce-Maniamba due to the Portuguese.…”

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‘The rainha is the boss!’: On Masculinities, Time and Precolonial Women of Authority in Northern Mozambique

Katto

2022

Gender & History

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This article focuses on the oral historical narratives about precolonial women of authority (or rainhas in Portuguese) to explore the deeper history of gendered power in northern Mozambique. History-telling is a gendered practice, and nowadays male elders are usually the ones most knowledgeable in these narratives. Moreover, telling these tales -which in interview situations involves personal interpretations and comments -the men also story gendered temporal worlds. This article looks more closely at two seemingly clashing (and incompatible) storylines that emerge in the oral history material. One tells of women's spiritual-political power in the Yaawo chieftaincies in precolonial times, while the other tells a narrative of masculinised power and woman's subordinate position in relation to male leaders. The article focus's especially on how the male narrators talk about masculinity and how different models of masculinity in turn shape the historical narratives they tell. As the author's analysis demonstrates, these models have different temporal origins; yet they intertwine in present time-space, interacting also with newer notions (e.g. the 'new man' of the socialist period). The article thus shows how various models of masculinity linked to different temporalities and different imaginings of the relationality between femininity and masculinity coexist and shape male gendered identities as well as the histories men tell about the past and gendered power. Introduction: On masculinities, time and the history of women's gendered powerJONNA: And … do you know any names of the rainhas [queens] of the old days? CE-DIKOONDAGA: Aah, the rainha … eeh … [bowing his head he pauses for several seconds to think] … Eeh … CE-NAMWEELA [seated next to Ce-Dikoondaga turns to him and softly suggests]: Ce-Bwana [Sir]: Aku-Nakavale. CE-DIKOONDAGA: Aah. Aku-Nakavale! … She is the rainha. Aku-M'mila! … is the rainha. [Ce-Namweela: in Majune it is Aci-Vaanjila.] And in Majune there is Aci-Vaanjila, that part there, Aci-Vaanjila. She is the rainha. [Others in the group offer the name Ce-Mbuumba.] Ce-Mbuumba

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‘The rainha is the boss!’: On Masculinities, Time and Precolonial Women of Authority in Northern Mozambique

Katto

2022

Gender & History

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Rainhas, princesas e donas: formas de poder político das mulheres na África Oriental nos séculos XVI a XVIII

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‘The rainha is the boss!’: On Masculinities, Time and Precolonial Women of Authority in Northern Mozambique

‘The rainha is the boss!’: On Masculinities, Time and Precolonial Women of Authority in Northern Mozambique

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