SACROFEMININITY: Toward a Re-Sacralization of the Feminine in Postcolonial Societies

SACROFÉMINITÉ: Pour une re-sacralisation du féminin dans les sociétés postcoloniales

Étienne Sissoko ()
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Étienne Sissoko: Université des sciences sociales et de gestion de Bamako - USSGB - Université des sciences sociales et de gestion de Bamako

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Abstract: This article introduces and theorizes the original concept of sacrofemininity as an epistemological and political paradigm that breaks with the limitations of dominant models of equality, empowerment, and emancipation. Rooted in African cosmologies, feminine spiritualities, and relational ontologies, the concept advocates for an ontological and civilizational revalorization of the feminine as a foundational matrix. At the crossroads of decolonial epistemologies, traditions of care, and symbolic sovereignties, sacrofemininity proposes a reconfiguration of meaning, institutions, and practices in postcolonial contexts. The article explores its theoretical foundations, practical implications, embodied figures, and critical controversies through an explicitly intersectional lens.

Keywords: Cosmologies africaines; Ontologie relationnelle; Décolonisation.; Justice symbolique; Sacroféminité; Décolonisation B54; I31; Decolonization. JEL Codes: B54; Relational Ontology; African Cosmologies; Symbolic Justice; Sacred Feminine; I31 Sacrofemininity; O55; Z13; J16; Féminin sacré; Sacroféminité Féminin sacré Justice symbolique Cosmologies africaines Ontologie relationnelle Décolonisation B54 J16 Z13 O55 I31 Sacrofemininity Sacred Feminine Symbolic Justice African Cosmologies Relational Ontology Decolonization. JEL Codes: B54 J16 Z13 O55 I31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025-08-17
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Published in La Revue Internationale de la Recherche Scientifique et de l’Innovation (Revue-IRSI) , 2025, 3 (4), pp.1039-1054. ⟨10.5281/zenodo.16889924⟩

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DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.16889924

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