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UNINA9910777960803321 |
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Titolo |
Fearful symmetries [[electronic resource] ] : essays and testimonies around excision and circumcision / / edited by Chantal Zabus |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Amsterdam, : Editions Rodopi, 2008 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-72716-8 |
9786612727160 |
90-420-3061-5 |
1-4416-1339-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (324 p.) |
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Collana |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Circumcision - History |
Female genital mutilation - History |
Excision (Surgery) |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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section 1. Symmetries -- section 2. Anthropological wormholes -- section 3. On autobiographies -- section 4. Interviews and testimonies. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Often labelled 'rituals' or 'customs', male circumcision and female excision are also irreversible amputations of human genitalia, with disastrous and at times life-long consequences for both males and females. However, scholars and activists alike have b |
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