Le plus et le moins : à propos de l'excision. - article ; n°65 ; vol.17, pg 65-75

Cahiers d'études africaines - Année 1977 - Volume 17 - Numéro 65 - Pages 65-75
N. Sindzingre—~~Plus and Minus: Concerning Female Circumcision.~~ In African cultures—possibly— and anthropological descriptions—certainly—male and female circumcisions are considered as symmetrical processes. A naïve approach should demonstrate that such is not the case, be it from a physiological and anatomic angle, from a social angle or even from an academie one, since so much more has been written about maie circumcision. This bias is bound to have a psychological and/or culture-linked explanation, probably rooted in the very nature of the relationship between men and women both in African and Western societies.
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Source : Persée ; Ministère de la jeunesse, de l’éducation nationale et de la recherche, Direction de l’enseignement supérieur, Sous-direction des bibliothèques et de la documentation.