Nigerian poet, anthropologist, and essayist

Male daughters, female husbands : gender and sex in an African society / Ifi Amadiume.

Re-inventing Africa : matriarchy, religion, and culture / Ifi Amadiume.

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Ifi Amadiume

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Male daughters, female husbands : gender and sex in an African society / Ifi Amadiume.

Re-inventing Africa : matriarchy, religion, and culture / Ifi Amadiume.