Seeking Sexual Freedom

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Organised in three parts, Sekyiamah first takes readers across the African continent, from Senegal to Tanzania and beyond, where she meets and trains with gurus, ‘witches’, and aunties whose job it is to guide girls through puberty rites and later through ‘marital training.’ She discusses practices like beading and pulling, while highlighting the spiritual and gender-fluid nature of African traditional religions. The second part of the book asks us how we’ve lost our way, looking at the incursion of colonialism and western patriarchal norms into sexuality which has led to our warped ideals of beauty and shame, internalized racism, as well as state and interpersonal violence that stand in the way of sexual liberation. Finally, Sekyiamah shows that we can overcome these hurdles by returning to a more joyful and free sexual practice, using practical advice and prompts to chart our own journey.

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‘A stunning exploration of how pleasure, ritual and inherited wisdom can transform the way we understand ourselves’ Oloni
‘Eye-opening’ Eloghosa Osunde
‘This book will help us reimagine what is possible’ Charlene A. Curruthers

A bold foray into self-discovery, sexual pleasure and African traditions from the acclaimed author of The Sex Lives of African Women.

On her quest for sexual liberation, preeminent feminist Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah has heard the wildest dreams and spiciest realities of women around the world. But so often, something holds these women back from achieving full, unfettered freedom. Through sankofa, learning from the past to inform the future, Sekyiamah seeks to reclaim a more joyful and free sexual practice.

Travelling from Senegal to Tanzania and beyond, Sekyiamah trains with gurus, witches and aunties-guides through puberty rites and marital training-and explores the spiritual, fluid nature of traditional African religions. Embracing these age-old practices and questioning how we’ve come to lose them, Sekyiamah challenges our warped ideals of beauty, shame, internalised racism and violence to lead us on our own personal journeys to rediscover sexual freedom through practical advice and prompts.

Part-manifesto, part-travelogue, part-workbook, Seeking Sexual Freedom is the powerful and bold call to joy and liberation that women of all backgrounds need today.

‘Sekyiamah is officially our pleasure fairy godmother!’ Ayesha Harruna Attah
‘Intimate and radical’ Francesca Ekwuyasi
‘An important work of cultural anthropology’ Chinelo Okparanta

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Weight 480 g
Dimensions 23.6 × 15.6 × 3 cm
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Cover

Hardback
Pages

288
Language

English
Edition
Dewey

306.7082096 (edition:23)
Readership

General – Trade / Code: K

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