Meaning of seclusion lodge | Babel Free

Definitions

A traditional dwelling placed apart from a community, tribe etc., for the use of those under ceremonial or taboo restrictions.

Examples

“The huts were seclusion lodges, where we were to live isolated from society.”

“The seclusion lodge houses circumcision initiates, keeping them separate from the rest of the community.”

“The birth lodge, the puberty rite lodge, the menstrual seclusion lodge, as well as the family dwelling built and owned by the woman, show that previously the Plateau-built environment was almost exclusively under women's purview.”

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