Missida Blandine Ouédraogo
Dr. Missida Blandine Ouédraogo is a sociologist-anthropologist at the University Joseph-Ki-Zerbo, who examines the complexities of traditional practices such as lévirat. She argues that, when consensual, lévirat can provide social security for widows and their children, but acknowledges the negative implications it can have when misused.
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Dr. Missida Blandine Ouédraogo argues that levirate can provide security for widows and their children.
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