Vol. 3 No. 2 (2024): Guerre et rétablissement de la paix parmi les matricicultures
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Les matriarches dans les sociétés africaines: examen des rôles de la reine Amina de Zazzau et de la reine Idia dans la construction de l'État et de l'empire au Nigeria précolonial

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  • Daniel Iweze,
  • Umasom Amos
Daniel Iweze
Department of History and International Studies, University of Benin
Umasom Amos
Departement d'histoire et études internationaux, Université de Benin, Benin City, Nigeria
Une sculpture en bronze de la tête d'Iyoba Idia, reine mère du royaume précolonial du Bénin.

Publié 2024-05-09

Mots-clés

  • matriarcat,
  • reine Amina,
  • reine Idia,
  • royaumes précolonial,
  • Nigeria

© Daniel Iweze, Umasom Amos (Author) 2024

Licence Creative Commons

Cette œuvre est sous licence Creative Commons Attribution - Pas d'Utilisation Commerciale - Pas de Modification 4.0 International.

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Les matriarches dans les sociétés africaines: examen des rôles de la reine Amina de Zazzau et de la reine Idia dans la construction de l’État et de l’empire au Nigeria précolonial. (2024). Matrix : Un Journal d’études Matriculturelles, 3(2), 14-31. https://doi.org/10.60676/bawcfx62

Résumé

Dans les sociétés africaines précoloniales, les femmes jouaient un rôle actif en politique, principalement en exerçant le rôle de reine mère ou de reine. Les reines mères servaient réguièrement de facteurs de stabilisation dans le règne de leurs fils. De même, les femmes qui sont devenues reines dans les sociétés africaines précoloniales ont fait preuve d'intelligence et de courage dans l'exercice de l'autorité, notamment pendant les périodes de guerre et de crise. Cet article présente deux matriarches éminentes, la reine Amina de Zazzau au nord du Nigeria et la reine Idia de l'ancien royaume du Bénin au sud du Nigeria, en explorant les rôles matriarcaux qu'elles on joués dans l'administration de leur États. À l'aide d'une méthodologie de recherche qualitative et d'une lecture attentive des données, l'article explore leurs contextes personnels, leur leadership militaire et le type de guerre dans laquelle elles se sont engagées. L'article étudie en outre le changement dans les récits qui présentent uniquement les hommes comme des guerriers. L'argument principal de l'article est que les femmes matriarches occupaient des postes de direction politique et exerçaient de grands pouvoirs et influences, y compris la poursuite de la guerre, au cours de la période précoloniale.

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