Marriage and Memories of the Slave Trade Among the Ejaghams of Cameroon's Cross River Region

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

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Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/00020397241236493" target="_blank" >https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/00020397241236493</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00020397241236493" target="_blank" >10.1177/00020397241236493</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Marriage and Memories of the Slave Trade Among the Ejaghams of Cameroon's Cross River Region

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Using interview data collected from communities in Cameroon's Cross River region, this study examines the experiences of “slave descendants” in their marriages/attempted marriages with “freemen.” Using theories from Mary Douglas and Erving Goffman to analyse their stories, I demonstrate that while “slave descendants” are legally permitted to marry members of “freeman” origin, in practice, some cultural privileges are stripped from those who choose to intermarry, especially impacting those of “freeman” origins. Among “freeman” individuals, beliefs exist that marrying a “slave descendant” can limit their social and cultural potential. For example, they believe such marriages will contaminate the purity of their bloodline. Correspondingly, I discovered that many “slave descendants” aspire to unions with “freemen,” despite discrimination and rejection, to give their children a “half-pure” blood identity. They believe that giving their children this “half-pure” blood identity helps improve their future prospects.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Marriage and Memories of the Slave Trade Among the Ejaghams of Cameroon's Cross River Region

Popis výsledku anglicky

Using interview data collected from communities in Cameroon's Cross River region, this study examines the experiences of “slave descendants” in their marriages/attempted marriages with “freemen.” Using theories from Mary Douglas and Erving Goffman to analyse their stories, I demonstrate that while “slave descendants” are legally permitted to marry members of “freeman” origin, in practice, some cultural privileges are stripped from those who choose to intermarry, especially impacting those of “freeman” origins. Among “freeman” individuals, beliefs exist that marrying a “slave descendant” can limit their social and cultural potential. For example, they believe such marriages will contaminate the purity of their bloodline. Correspondingly, I discovered that many “slave descendants” aspire to unions with “freemen,” despite discrimination and rejection, to give their children a “half-pure” blood identity. They believe that giving their children this “half-pure” blood identity helps improve their future prospects.

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J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

50400 - Sociology

Projekt

—

Návaznosti

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Rok uplatnění

2024

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Africa Spectrum

ISSN

0002-0397

e-ISSN

1868-6869

Svazek periodika

59

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

1

Stát vydavatele periodika

US - Spojené státy americké

Počet stran výsledku

22

Strana od-do

119-140

Kód UT WoS článku

001202163800006

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85187889194