Throwing Stones in Jest: Kasena Women's "Proverbial" Revolt

Yitah, Helen

doi:10.1353/ort.2007.0007

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“…Different communities have proverbs which help to resolve conflict; equally, they have proverbs which portray prejudices on different sections of a society. For example, see Hussein (2009) andYitah (2006) for gender stereotyping role of sexist proverbs in East and West Africa respectively. The scope of this study was, however, limited to the contributions of proverbs in resolving conflict.…”

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This study explores accounts of the revenant, the walking dead in medieval Britain through the concept of a failure in the ritual process that surrounded death. This concept is used to explore the rituals leading to, surrounding, and following death, as well as the consequences of their perceived failure. The study of folklore and supernatural beliefs provides a unique insight into the perception of the failed ritual process of death and its consequences, as well as how the community dealt with them. Thus the nature of the revenant and the conditions that lead to its existence as a consequence of a ritual failure will be explored. It is identified as a stagnated presence, divorced from its ritual context, with no foreseeable end. The revenant threatens the community as a whole, be it through physical violence or contagion; it needs to be excised to protect the community and its members.

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“…Different communities have proverbs which help to resolve conflict; equally, they have proverbs which portray prejudices on different sections of a society. For example, see Hussein (2009) and Yitah (2006) for gender stereotyping role of sexist proverbs in East and West Africa respectively. The scope of this study was, however, limited to the contributions of proverbs in resolving conflict.…”

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Discursive Depiction of Customary Conflict Management Principles in Selected African Proverbs

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2015

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Abstract:The objective of this study is to explore how proverbs of traditional African societies contribute to depicting the communities' conflict prevention and conflict management principles. To this end, proverbs collected from different parts of Africa, mainly Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon, Republic of Congo, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Kenya, and Ethiopia were analysed using socio-semiotic approach to discourse studies and interpretive analysis. The findings of the study show that the proverbs of traditional African societies are instrumental in depicting the societies' conflict prevention and conflict management principles. Together with the 'prevention is better than cure' doctrine, taking communal responsibility, transparent truth-finding, participatory negotiation, win-win solution, and reconciliation and restoration of social harmony are among the traditional African conflict management principles that are portrayed through different African communities' proverbs.

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“…In Ghana, there has been some fairly extensive work done on proverbs, especially in Akan society (cf. Asimeng-Boahene, 2009, 2010, 2013; Boadi, 1972; Christensen, 1958; Oduyoye, 1979; Yankah, 1986, 2012, on Akan proverbs; Awedoba, 2000; Yitah, 2007, 2011, on Kasena proverbs). A few of these studies (Asimeng-Boahene, 2013; Oduyoye, 1979; Yitah, 2007, 2011) have examined the utilization of proverbs in the expression and construction of female identities.…”

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“…Oduyoye (1979) suggests that through our articulation of Akan proverbs, the image of women is reinforced and their socially assigned roles are justified. Yitah’s (2007, 2011) work on women from Northern Ghana concentrates on how Kasena women exploit the jokey relationship existing between them and their husband’s kin to critique existing proverbs. They amend existing gendered proverbs to express their reservations and sometimes even resentment about the construction of their identities, particularly those that equate womanhood with motherhood.…”

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Caring supporters or daring usurpers? Representation of women in Akan proverbs

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2014

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The article examines the representation of women as espoused in a number of Akan (Niger-Congo, Kwa) proverbs. The objective is to analyze traditional views on the perceptions and roles of the woman in Akan society and explore the interrelation between language, gender and culture. Using a (Feminist) Critical Discursive Approach, 62 Akan proverbs about women, selected from both written and oral sources, are examined. We argue that although the contexts within which these proverbs are used may not always be gendered, by focusing on women (and men), Akans tend to present women in particular stereotypical ways through the use of these gendered proverbs, most of which can be interpreted as derogatory, negative or subservient. We also argue that although women are sometimes represented positively, such representations, which are seen as virtues, often lure them into accepting and playing these traditional stereotyped roles, thus reinforcing hegemonic masculinity and femininity.

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Throwing Stones in Jest: Kasena Women's "Proverbial" Revolt

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References 22 publications

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