Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION -- chapter 2 THE MAKING OF MEN -- The relevance of vernacular psychology to the interpretation of a Gisu ritual -- chapter 3 THE RITUAL USE OF VIOLENCE -- Circumcision among the Gisu of Uganda -- chapter 4 EVERY MAN A HERO -- Oedipal themes in Gisu circumcision -- chapter 5 WITCHES AND THIEVES -- Deviant motivations in Gisu society -- chapter 6 DIVINATORY FAILURE -- Gisu diviners and the problem of doubt -- chapter 7 JOKING AND AVOIDANCE, HOSTILITY AND INCEST -- An essay on Gisu moral categories -- chapter 8 THE POWER OF SEX -- Reflections on the Caldwells' 'African sexuality' thesis -- chapter 9 TRIBAL RITES AND TRIBAL RIGHTS.
Summary
Drawing on twenty years of fieldwork and on psycho logical theory this book explores issues of male identity among the Gisu of Uganda in the context of the moral dilemma faced by men who define them- selves in terms of their capacity for violence.
