The virginity trap in the Middle East
By: David Ghanim
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2015
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9781137517470; 9781137507082; 9781137507068
Subjects: Sex; Sex customs; Virginity; Religious aspects
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-189) and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: Introduction; title: Incarcerating honor; title: Virginity cult; title: Internalizing shame; title: Hymen mystique; title: Virginity hypocrisy; title: Virginity and body discourse; title: Virginity and body mutilation; title: Virginity and asexuality; title: Virginity and premarital intimacy; title: Ritual of defloration; title: Rewarding virginity; title: Conclusion; title: Selected bibliography; title: Index.