Infibulation : female mutilation in Islamic northeastern Africa /: female mutilation in Islamic northeastern Africa. (2018)
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- Book
- Title:
- Infibulation : female mutilation in Islamic northeastern Africa /: female mutilation in Islamic northeastern Africa. (2018)
- Main Title:
- Infibulation : female mutilation in Islamic northeastern Africa
- Further Information:
- Note: Esther K. Hicks.
- Other Names:
- Hicks, Esther K
- Contents:
- 1. Infibulation: Description, Function, and Diffusion. Function: Indigenous and Academic Perspectives. Diffusion -- 2. The Socioeconomic Distribution of Infibulation. Pastoralism in Northeastern Africa and the Sudan. Pastoral-Rural-Urban Interaction and Infibulation -- 3. Infibulation in the Social Nexus. Closed Cultural Systems. Islam: A Closed Cultural System. Social Space in Islamic Societies. Gender Identification and Differential in Open and Closed Cultural Systems. The Status Position of Women in Infibulation-Practicing Societies. Marriage Customs and Laws: An Overview. Male Absenteeism, Sexual Abstinence, Sleeping Arrangements, and Infibulation. Fertility Levels and Patterns, Mortality and Birthrates, Sex Ratio Distribution, and Infibulation -- 4. Methodological Approach and Research Strategy. The Problem of Sources. Sample Selection and Statistical Analysis. Statistical Analysis. The HOMALS-technique -- 5. Infibulation and the Composite Variables. The Variables Considered. Marriage, Status, and the Practice of Infibulation. Early Marriage and Infibulation. The Composite Variables -- 6. The Future of Infibulation. Social Change and Infibulation. Infibulation, Life Expectancy, and General Health Care. The Conditions for Change -- 7. The Problem of Altering Cultural Boundaries. Infibulation in Context. Infibulation: A Social Problem? Islam: The Problem of Change. The Future of Infibulation in a Closed Cultural System. Physical Geography. Islam. Demographic Data: Sudan.1. Infibulation: Description, Function, and Diffusion. Function: Indigenous and Academic Perspectives. Diffusion -- 2. The Socioeconomic Distribution of Infibulation. Pastoralism in Northeastern Africa and the Sudan. Pastoral-Rural-Urban Interaction and Infibulation -- 3. Infibulation in the Social Nexus. Closed Cultural Systems. Islam: A Closed Cultural System. Social Space in Islamic Societies. Gender Identification and Differential in Open and Closed Cultural Systems. The Status Position of Women in Infibulation-Practicing Societies. Marriage Customs and Laws: An Overview. Male Absenteeism, Sexual Abstinence, Sleeping Arrangements, and Infibulation. Fertility Levels and Patterns, Mortality and Birthrates, Sex Ratio Distribution, and Infibulation -- 4. Methodological Approach and Research Strategy. The Problem of Sources. Sample Selection and Statistical Analysis. Statistical Analysis. The HOMALS-technique -- 5. Infibulation and the Composite Variables. The Variables Considered. Marriage, Status, and the Practice of Infibulation. Early Marriage and Infibulation. The Composite Variables -- 6. The Future of Infibulation. Social Change and Infibulation. Infibulation, Life Expectancy, and General Health Care. The Conditions for Change -- 7. The Problem of Altering Cultural Boundaries. Infibulation in Context. Infibulation: A Social Problem? Islam: The Problem of Change. The Future of Infibulation in a Closed Cultural System. Physical Geography. Islam. Demographic Data: Sudan. Comparative Data. … (more)
- Publisher Details:
- Place of publication not identified : Routledge
- Publication Date:
- 2018
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (326 pages)
- Subjects:
- 392
Infibulation -- Africa, Northeast
Muslim women -- Africa, Northeast
Anthropology, Cultural
Circumcision, Female
Genitalia, Female -- surgery
Islam
Infibulation -- Afrique du Nord-Est
Musulmanes -- Afrique du Nord-Est
Infibulation
Manners and customs
Muslim women
Infibulatie
Infibulation
Infibulation -- Afrique du Nord-Est
Musulmanes -- Afrique du Nord-Est
Africa, Northeast -- Social life and customs
Africa
Afrique du Nord-Est -- Mœurs et coutumes
Africa, Northeast
Afrika -- Nordost - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9781351294508
1351294504 - Access Rights:
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