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''Fadenya'' or “father-childness” is a word used by Mande peoples, originally to describe the tensions between half-brothers with the same father and different mothers.〔 The concept of ''fadenya'' has been stretched and is often used to describe the political and social dynamism of the Mande world. ''Fadenya'' is often discussed in contrast to ''badenya'', or mother-childness.〔 == Definition == ''Fadenya'' originally described the conflicts between half-siblings with the same father, but different mothers. In the traditionally polygamous Mande world, half-brothers would often compete for control of their father’s lineage and claim to his wealth and land. In order to do so, these brothers would have to set out on their own, leaving the safety of their community, in order to achieve recognition independently and claim the lineage of their father or to “() paternal and ancestral reputations”.〔Bulman, Stephen (1995). "The Image of the Young Hero in the Printed Corpus of the Sunjata Epic. ''Younger Brother in Mande: Kinship and Politics in West Africa'' (76-93)〕 This setting out to make a name for oneself was particularly common among younger brothers, who were less likely to receive anything from their father and therefore more motivated to overhaul the system through their own actions. These younger brothers have more to gain and much less to lose if they leave the family to seek their own fortunes. Although the term originally refers specifically to the conflict between bothers, the concept of ''fadenya'' is much larger than intra-familial conflict. In addition to its meaning of “father-childness", ''fadenya'' is also used as a word for conflict in general.〔Jansen, Jan (1995). "Kinship as Political Discourse: The Representation of Harmony and Change in Mande". ''Younger Brother in Mande: Kinship and Politics in West Africa'' (1-7)〕 ''Fadenya'' can also extend beyond immediate family and affect an entire clan.〔Bagayogo, Shaka (1989). Places and Power Theory in the Mande World: Today and in the Past (445-459)〕 ''Fadenya'' is seen as the source of political and social change in the Mande world, for upheaval of the existing social order occurs due to the tension of ''fadenya''. ''Fadenya'' is associated with “centrifugal forces of social disequilibrium: envy, jealousy, competition, self-promotion”.〔 Reprinted as 〕 ''Fadenya'' is the catalyst and root of all sociopolitical changes in the Mande world, “the conceptual vehicle of dymanism in Mande society”, and thus carries with it all of those connotations.〔Skinner, Ryan (2010). "Civil Taxis and Wild Trucks: the Dialectics of Social Space and Subjectivity in Dimanche a Bamako" ''Popular Music'' (17-39)〕 ''Fadenya'' itself requires a departure from society, whether literal or not. 〔Because ''fadenya'' describes paternal ties, and almost always describes tensions between men, ''fadenya'' is often considered a decidedly masculine force. This creates an interesting cultural phenomenon, in which men are seen as the forces of change and advancement or decline. The masculinization of change creates interesting gender roles within the Mande world. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fadenya」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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