Behind Closed Doors: From an Open Celebration to a Secret Practice : An Ethnographic Study of the Meaning and Function of Female Genital Mutilation/Circumcision in Singida, Tanzania

Behind Closed Doors: From an Open Celebration to a Secret Practice : An Ethnographic Study of the Meaning and Function of Female Genital Mutilation/Circumcision in Singida, Tanzania

This research examines the practice of Female Genital Mutilation/Circumcision (FGM/C) as a social phenomenon in Singida Region, Tanzania. The aim is to contribute to a deepened cultural anthropological understanding of the function and meaning behind the practice in Singida, and how it reacts to ext...

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Main Author: Lelli, Therese
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Uppsala universitet, Teologiska institutionen 2018
Subjects:
Women's rights
FGM
FGM/C
GBV
Singida
Tanzania
Lawalawa
Change
Humanitarian Action
Cultural Anthopology
Social Sciences Interdisciplinary
Tvärvetenskapliga studier inom samhällsvetenskap
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