ANTH 202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Patrilineality
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Case study2 people of the patrilinages of the village initiated people comprise men who have gone through the initiate rights and menopaused women who have had at least 2 children. Each village contains one or more men"s house occupied by the initiated the presence of women in men"s houses in the society where gender. All other people live in separate houses. Nu is a physical life giving substance that is present in all living bodies but of segregation is very stringent is a cultural puzzle different degrees. In whoa, women are said to have too much nu. It is what makes them grow fast and cause them to be wet ( vaginal secretions produce milk,etc) This stance can be transmitted to other people. Men"s bodies contain a small amount of nu. This is why they are said to age early. Lack of nu makes them hard and dry which is thought to be attractive.