Women in Igbo Life and Thought

A member of the Igbo tribe of Nigeria who became a nun and trained as an anthropologist, Joseph Therese Agbasiere had a unique opportunity to transcend some of the preconceptions and subjectivities inevitable when an ''outsider'' studies a native society.Her richly detailed ethnography examines kinship practices, marriage customs, and women''s responsibilities in the house and the community, estab...