The sacred forest is a concrete place with a rich symbolic meaning. For the Laimbwe ethnic group of the northwest region of Cameroon, it is the center of social life, around which the people organize their matrilineal system. This book describes the origin, development, and changes in matriliny as a gender construction from an insider point of view. Through material and interviews with 150 persons, the book shows how the system overcame all the various challenges since the 18th century, especially the rejection of matriliny by the colonial powers and Christian missionaries. It calls into question different.
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