- Considers how common archetypes in fairy tales and cultural mythology influence and reflect social rolesExamines the aspects of the calabash as symbolic of the woman, the womb, and powerCombines description of African fairy tales and those of other cultures to find common themes and messages
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- About this book
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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.
- About the authors
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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.
- Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Introduction
Pages 1-5
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Feminine Figures in African Mythology
Pages 7-38
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Symbolic References to the Feminine Body
Pages 39-64
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Correspondences with Tales from Europe and Middle East
Pages 65-96
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Impact on Women’s Social Status
Pages 97-119
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- African Mythology, Femininity, and Maternity
- Authors
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- Ismahan Soukeyna Diop
- Series Title
- Pan-African Psychologies
- Copyright
- 2019
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Copyright Holder
- The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-030-24662-4
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-030-24662-4
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-030-24661-7
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-030-24664-8
- Series ISSN
- 2523-8264
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XVI, 162
- Topics
