The social context of widowhood rites and women’s human rights in Cameroon
Since the United Nations Decade for Women (1975–1985) gender-based violence (GBV) has increasingly received global attention and eventuated in the earmarking of June 23rd, 2011 as the first-ever International Widow’s Day. This case study examines the social logic of superstitious beliefs and associa...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2016-12-01
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Series: | Cogent Social Sciences |
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311886.2016.1234671 |