To understand the politics of initiation ceremonies, this article discusses bojale, a traditional rite of passage among the Bakgatla-baga-Kgafela people of Botswana, through which a girl enters …
African Girls Learned About Womanhood through Bojale, a Rite of …
2022年9月30日 · Bojale was an initiation school from where girls were officially instated into womanhood. It was conducted, often in the wilderness, over a period of two months during …
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2014年5月23日 · To understand the politics of initiation ceremonies, this article discusses bojale, a traditional rite of passage among the Bakgatla-baga-Kgafela people of Botswana, through …
Bojale, bogwera, nothing much has changed :: Mmegi Online
2012年7月26日 · The Bakgatla tribe in Mochudi is one of the few tribes in Botswana that still treasures their culture and practises bojale and bogwera. Mmegi correspondent LERATO …
Female initiation (bojale) will not be considered here, though its study is merited and long overdue. Many of the female age-set and age grade systems in eastern Africa entailed …
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To understand the politics of initiation ceremonies, this article discusses bojale, a traditional rite of passage among the Bakgatla-baga-Kgafela people of Botswana, through which a girl enters …
Gender analysis of Bogwera and Bojale initiation among Batswana
2005年1月1日 · The schools of Bogwera and Bojale were central to the cultural life of the Batswana, especially as a stage in the development of young people. Gender analysis of the …
Reliving secrecy and ethics in bojale ten years on
2019年4月3日 · To understand the politics of initiation ceremonies, this article discusses bojale, a traditional rite of passage among the Bakgatla-baga-Kgafela people of Botswana, through …
Katie in Botswana: Bojale
2010年8月22日 · The Bojale commences with the young women, who have spent the previous weeks learning lessons about what it means to be a woman in the community and the …
Bojale Drum: Material Culture in Living Contexts
2014年7月12日 · This paper discusses the three phases of the lifecycle of the bojale drum: its custodianship by the queen of Bakgatla-baga-Kgafela; the drum's use in bojale (girls’ initiation …