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000318926 1001_ $$aNyangweso, Mary.
000318926 24510 $$aFemale circumcision :$$bthe interplay of religion, culture, and gender in Kenya /$$cMary Nyangweso Wangila.
000318926 260__ $$aMaryknoll, N.Y. :$$bOrbis Books,$$cc2007.
000318926 300__ $$axv, 206 p. :$$bmap ;$$c21 cm.
000318926 4901_ $$aWomen from the margins
000318926 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 165-203) and index.
000318926 5050_ $$aForeword / Mercy Amba Oduyoye -- The controversy -- What is female circumcision? -- What is at stake? -- The centrality of religion -- Organization of the book -- Religion and the social behavior of Kenyans -- The social structure of Kenyan communities -- The social status of women -- Female circumcision in Kenya: an overview -- Religion and the social behavior  -- Religions in Kenya -- The debate over female circumcision -- The debate over terminology -- Reasons for female circumcision -- The functioning of patriarchal systems -- Women's sexuality and female circumcision -- Opposition to female circumcision -- The insider/outsider conflict -- Strategies to combat female circumcision -- Sexuality, gender, and religion in Kenya -- Gender and sexuality -- The control of sexuality -- Religion and female sexuality -- Summary -- Religion and female circumcision -- The religious origins of female circumcision -- How religion sanctions female circumcision -- How indigenous beliefs determine female circumcision -- Islam and female circumcision -- Christianity and female circumcision -- Transforming attitudes toward female circumcision -- The reality of social change in Kenya -- Religion as liberative -- African feminist hermeneutics -- Religious sources for transformation: a brief illustration -- Conclusion and recommendations.
000318926 650_0 $$aFemale circumcision$$zKenya.
000318926 650_0 $$aFemale circumcision$$zKenya$$xReligious aspects.
000318926 650_0 $$aCircumcision$$xReligious aspects$$xChristianity.
000318926 650_0 $$aCircumcision$$xReligious aspects$$xIslam.
000318926 650_0 $$aIndigenous peoples$$zKenya$$xReligion.
000318926 650_0 $$aWomen$$zKenya$$xSocial conditions.
000318926 650_0 $$aWomen$$xReligious life$$zKenya.
000318926 650_0 $$aSex role$$zKenya.
000318926 651_0 $$aKenya$$xReligious life and customs.
000318926 651_0 $$aKenya$$xSocial life and customs.
000318926 830_0 $$aWomen from the margins series.
000318926 85200 $$bgen$$hGN659.K4$$iW34$$i2007
000318926 85641 $$3Table of contents only$$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip071/2006030800.html
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