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Manhood, Warriorhood and Sex in Eastern Africa

Manhood, Warriorhood and Sex in Eastern Africa Manhood, Warriorhood and Sex in Eastern Africa Perspectives from the 19th and 20th Centuries DENT OCAYA-LAKIDI Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda THE TERM "tradition" as used here has two related meanings. In its narrower sense it refers to warrior practices and values handed down from generation to generation in any particular society. In this sense it is descriptive and, to a large extent, realistic. It concerns itself with how a particular society can be expected to recruit and train its warriors, how the warriors can be expected to behave, especially in wars; and how they might be organised and armed. In other words we are here concerned mainly with military tradition. More broadly, however, the term refers to the consequences and signif- icance of military values and practices for society as a whole. The main concern here is with relationships and meanings. For example, how does war and warriorhood relate to and affect the economic, political, social, aesthetic, and psychological life of a society? What is the significance of the war dance or a war song? What is the link between manliness or masculinity and warrior values? Do these values have any implication for the status of women in http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Asian and African Studies (in 2002 continued as African and Asian Studies) Brill

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Publisher
Brill
Copyright
© 1977 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
ISSN
0021-9096
eISSN
1568-5217
DOI
10.1163/156852177X00099
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Abstract

Manhood, Warriorhood and Sex in Eastern Africa Perspectives from the 19th and 20th Centuries DENT OCAYA-LAKIDI Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda THE TERM "tradition" as used here has two related meanings. In its narrower sense it refers to warrior practices and values handed down from generation to generation in any particular society. In this sense it is descriptive and, to a large extent, realistic. It concerns itself with how a particular society can be expected to recruit and train its warriors, how the warriors can be expected to behave, especially in wars; and how they might be organised and armed. In other words we are here concerned mainly with military tradition. More broadly, however, the term refers to the consequences and signif- icance of military values and practices for society as a whole. The main concern here is with relationships and meanings. For example, how does war and warriorhood relate to and affect the economic, political, social, aesthetic, and psychological life of a society? What is the significance of the war dance or a war song? What is the link between manliness or masculinity and warrior values? Do these values have any implication for the status of women in

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Journal of Asian and African Studies (in 2002 continued as African and Asian Studies)Brill

Published: Jan 1, 1977

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