TY - BOOK AU - Saidi,Christine TI - Women's authority and society in early East-Central Africa T2 - Rochester studies in African history and the diaspora SN - 9781580463270 (hbk. : alk. paper) AV - HQ1137.A352 SAI 2010 U1 - 305.40967 22 PY - 2010/// CY - Rochester, NY PB - University of Rochester Press KW - Women KW - Africa, Central KW - History KW - Africa, East KW - Social life and customs KW - To 1884 KW - To 1886 N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; The patriarchal myth: deconstruction and reconstruction -- Correlating linguistics and archaeology in East-Central African history -- The early social history of East-Central Africa -- Women's authority: female coalitions, politics, and religion -- Women's authority and female initiation in East-Central African history -- Pots, hoes, and food: women in technology and production -- Sacred, but never profane: sex and sexuality in East-Central African history -- Kucilinga na lesa kupanshanya mayo ER -