A reflection on the cultural meanings of female genital cutting (FGC) among the Tukuloor women of Senegal

This thesis investigates the contested and cultural meanings of female genital cutting (FGC) among the Tukuloor women of Senegal, West Africa. The thesis shows that the cultural interpretations of FGC from a local perspective in Senegal apply a complex set of rationale and explanations rather differ...

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Main Author: Schiel, Domenica Sarah
Published: University of Manchester 2008
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.498808