Violence, Gender, and Poverty in the Context of Sweba Accusations in Burkina Faso

This article analyses the main patterns of a culture and gender specific violence phenomenon among the Mossi of Burkina Faso: The sweba phenomenon. Women are accused, deprived of their livelihood, violently expelled from their villages, and permanently socially excluded. Based on qualitative and qu...

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Main Author: Lydia Burnautzki
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Fachgesellschaft Geschlechterstudien 2024-03-01
Series:Open Gender Journal
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Online Access:https://opengenderjournal.de/article/view/178