Infibulation Female Mutilation in Islamic Northeastern Africa

Esther K. Hicks

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Publisher's Synopsis

Infibulation is the most extreme form of female circumci- sion. It plays an important role in the Islamic societies of northeastern Africa. Until now, the social significance and function of this practice has been poorly understood. In this volume, Hicks analyzes female circumcision as a cultural trait embedded in a historically traditional milieu and shows why it cannot be treated in isolation as a single issue destined for elimination.

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Book information

ISBN:	9781351294508
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Imprint:	Routledge
Pub date:	16 Jan 2018
DEWEY:	392
DEWEY edition:	20
Language:	English
Number of pages:	298
Weight:	-1g