Motherhood as a source of empowerment of women in Yoruba culture

The paper looks into Yoruba culture with emphasis on motherhood and how it empowers women in Yorubaland. It also looks at other areas of Yoruba perception of women and how these different perceptions empower women in Yoruba culture. It tries to find ways by which consideration of Yoruba culture as r...

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Main Author: Makinde, Taiwo (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Univ. Print. House 2004
In: Nordic journal of African studies
Year: 2004, Volume: 13, Issue: 2, Pages: 164-174
Further subjects:B Mother
B People
B Yoruba
B Tree trunk Ethnology
B Traditional culture
B Woman
B Nigeria
B Empowerment
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