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The Fon are the dominant ethnic group in the southern part of the Republic of Benin, West Africa. The hold a prominent place in African cultural studies for their traditional Vodun ('Voodoo') religion and are well known to historical and gender studies for their pre-colonial deployment of female ministers and soldiers. Giving a detailed account of gendered power strategies - highlighted by male perspectives on female power - in contemporary Fon culture, Power and Paradox is an important ethnographic update on Fon culture.
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