African Mythology, Femininity, and Maternity

1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-3-030-24661-7
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 162 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 353 g

Reihe: Pan-African Psychologies

This book explores feminine archetypes and mythological figures in African and European traditions with an underlying goal of describing the foundations of social status for women. The author provides a rich corpus of mythology and tales to illustrate aspects of female and mother-daughter relationships. Diop analyzes the symbolic aspects of maternity and femininity, describing the social meaning of the matrix, breasts, and breastfeeding. A retrospective of female characters in African literature brings an interesting approach to explore the figures of femininity and maternity in society.  After an extensive analysis of African mythology and tales, the author proposes a way to integrate them in the clinical psychotherapy as a projective material. The analysis of clinical cases offers an example of how this material can be used in therapy with women from African descent.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Diop, Ismahan Soukeyna

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Nicht-Westliche Philosophie
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychotherapie / Klinische Psychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Sozialpsychologie Kulturpsychologie, Ethnopsychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface.- Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Feminine Figures in African Mythology.- Chapter 3: Symbolic References to the feminine body.- Chapter 4: Correspondences with tales from Europe and Middle East.- Chapter 5: Impact on women's social status.- Chapter 6: Women in the contemporaryAfrican literature.- Chapter 7: Clinical representation of femininity and maternity in the mother-daughter relationship: Analysis of clinical cases.- Chapter 8: Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Ismahan Soukeyna Diop, PhD, is a teacher-researcher at Cheikh Anta Diop University. She has worked and written on the topic of women, femininity, and maternity. Her research and practice are focused on the integration of tales in psychotherapy.