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women  

Definition

  • Women occupy a paradoxical status in traditional African communities. They possess power and authority in their own right, but also live in some societies that have been reluctant to value the role of women equally alongside that of men. [Source: Encyclopedia of African Religion; Women]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-XDF4PTK3-T

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