Female Circumcision: The Interplay of Religion, Culture and Gender in Kenya

WOMEN FROM THE MARGINS

by Mary Nyangweso Wangila

A Kenyan woman theologian--"an insider"--examines arguments for and against the controversial practice of female circumcision. Based on her interviews with fifty Kenyan women representing Christianity, Islam, African Initiated Churches, and traditional religion, Wangila emphasizes the importance of understanding the gender relationships and cultural beliefs behing the practice and the important role played by religion.

206 pages, Paperback

First published May 20, 2007