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245 10 a| Female circumcision :b| the interplay of religion, culture, and gender in Kenya /c| Mary Nyangweso Wangila.;

300 a| xv, 206 pages :b| map ;c| 21 cm.;

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490 1 a| Women from the margins;

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505 0 a| Foreword / 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.;

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Female circumcision : the interplay of religion, culture, and gender in Kenya / Mary Nyangweso Wangila.

Author/creator	Nyangweso, Mary
Format	Book
Publication Info	Maryknoll, N.Y. : Orbis Books, ©2007.
Description	xv, 206 pages : map ; 21 cm.
Supplemental Content	Table of contents only
Subjects	Female genital mutilation--Kenya. Female genital mutilation--Kenya. --Religious aspects. Circumcision--Religious aspects. --Christianity. Circumcision--Religious aspects. --Islam. Indigenous peoples--Kenya. --Religion. Women--Kenya. --Social conditions. Women--Religious life. --Kenya. Sex role--Kenya. Kenya--Religious life and customs. Kenya--Social life and customs.

Series	Women from the margins Women from the margins series. ^A704601
Contents	Foreword / 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.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-203) and index.
LCCN	2006030800
ISBN	9781570757105 (pbk.)
ISBN	1570757100 (pbk.)

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