{"product_id":"seeking-sexual-freedom-african-rites-rituals-and-sankofa-in-the-bedroom","title":"SEEKING SEXUAL FREEDOM, African Rites, Rituals and Sankofa in the Bedroom","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e 274pp., paperback,\u003c\/em\u003e Dialogue Books, London, 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9780349703428\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSankofa\u003c\/em\u003e is an Akan word that literally translates as \"go back and fetch it\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNana Darkoa Sekyiamah travels across Africa to train with women who guide girls and young women through puberty rites and marital training. She explores the spiritual and gender-fluid nature of African traditional religions, questions how these practices have been lost and, re-embracing them, offers practical advice on how \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003econtemporary women can overcome warped ideals of beauty and shame, internalised racism and violence to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003erediscover sexual freedom.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\"A bold foray into African traditions around sexual pleasure and joy, with the personal goal of self-discovery and liberation, by one of Africa's preeminent feminists \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ewho '\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eis changing the way African women talk about sex'\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eHarper's Bazaar\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"This book will help us reimagine what's possible\" Charlene A. Carruthers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfrican feminist and activist \u003cstrong\u003eNana Darkoa Sekyiamah\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003eis the author of \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Sex Lives of African Women\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e. Her writing has appeared in \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Guardian, \u003c\/span\u003eCNN\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e, Essence\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, and more. Her short stories have been published in \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eIt Wasn't Exactly Love \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eT\u003cem\u003ehe Pot and Other Stories\u003c\/em\u003e, a\u003c\/span\u003end she is the co-founder of the podcast and blog \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAdventures from the Bedrooms of African Women\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sekyiamah (N.D.)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42294716629038,"sku":null,"price":450.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0265\/3182\/3662\/files\/SeekingSexualFreedom.jpg?v=1777023941","url":"https:\/\/clarkesbooks.co.za\/products\/seeking-sexual-freedom-african-rites-rituals-and-sankofa-in-the-bedroom","provider":"Clarke's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}