By focusing on the value differentiation of spouses, this article complements a prevalent approach to Akan marriage studies stressing autonomy. Dumont's notion of "encompassment of the contrary" is used to show that the husband is viewed both as an element of the conjugal unit, in opposition to his wife, and as the representative of the marital union in its entireness. This is exemplified with reference to budgets. The husband's budget is both personal and collective as incomes derive from a joint effort and are redistributed to the wife. The autonomy of spouses and the encompassing role of the husband are examined with reference to the dialectics between ideals and practice.
The Encompassment of the Autonomous Wife: Hierarchy in Akan Marriage (Ghana) / Boni, Stefano. - In: ANTHROPOS. - ISSN 0257-9774. - STAMPA. - 97:1(2002), pp. 55-72.
The Encompassment of the Autonomous Wife: Hierarchy in Akan Marriage (Ghana)
BONI, Stefano
2002
Abstract
By focusing on the value differentiation of spouses, this article complements a prevalent approach to Akan marriage studies stressing autonomy. Dumont's notion of "encompassment of the contrary" is used to show that the husband is viewed both as an element of the conjugal unit, in opposition to his wife, and as the representative of the marital union in its entireness. This is exemplified with reference to budgets. The husband's budget is both personal and collective as incomes derive from a joint effort and are redistributed to the wife. The autonomy of spouses and the encompassing role of the husband are examined with reference to the dialectics between ideals and practice.
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