Title: Infibulation
First published: 1993
Description: Infibulation is the most extreme form of female circumcision. 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. This has been no less true of Western commentators who have condemned the practice than of relevant governments that have attempted to curb it. In Infibulation, Esther K.

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. In its brief history it has been recognized as a pioneering piece of research with enormous consequences.
Subjects: Social life and customs, Infibulation, Muslim women, Manners and customs, M¿urs et coutumes, Female Circumcision, Musulmanes, Female Genitalia, Surgery, Cultural Anthropology, Infibulatie, Islam, Africa, east, social life and customs, Ethnology, SOCIAL SCIENCE, Customs & Traditions, Women, Culture, Social Change, Ethnicity, Female
Places: Northeast Africa