Contesting Images of Womanhood: The Narrative Construction of Gender Relations in Ethiopia
by Tadesse Jaleta Jirata Abstract This article deals with continuities and changes in the conceptualization of womanhood among the Guji-Oromo of Ethiopia. Drawing on adults’ and children’s interpretation of gendered folk narratives, the article discusses the traditional conceptualization of womanhood and the emerging voices that disapprove of it. It argues that adults and children construct contesting […]