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2012
Publisher
Peter Lang,
Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers,
Lang Publishing, Incorporated, Peter
Language
English
Pages
312
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Daughters of seclusion: the revelation of the Ibibio "fattened bride" as the icon of beauty and power
2012, Peter Lang, Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers, Lang Publishing, Incorporated, Peter
in English
1433115328 9781433115325
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Table of Contents
Foreword
Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Preface: the beauty/character binary : a note about "beautiful maidens"
Introduction to Mbopo ritual
Anatomy of beauty : uyai mbopo revealed through time, transformation, and
Transition
The puppet and the girl
Time : a culture of initiation and aesthetics of seclusion
Ekuk Mbopo
Nwo-nwo : the seclusion of little girls
Ekuk Mbopo at the Ebiene Atai village
The school for womanhood
Transformation : Mbopo as the portrayer/progenitor of sanguinity and extravagance
Body inscriptions and the wellness performance
Adorning comfort
Transition : from the enclosure to the marketplace : indelible marks of femininity
Impressions of seclusion
The clitoridectomy rite
The staging of a female icon
The scepter and the flywhisk : Mbopo theatre, corporeal dialogues, and the revelation of the bride
Mechanisms in Uyai : rewriting her body with accouterments of beauty and power
Power symbols
The crest and the crown
The Uyai anointing
Mbopo nation : returnee mbopo and the emergence of objective interpretation
The story of Akon Ekwere
Contemporary iterations and bride residue
Conclusion: new possibilities in Mbopo discourse
Glossary
Notes
Bibliography.
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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