An edition of Excising the spirit (2009)

Excising the spirit

a literary analysis of female circumcision

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a literary analysis of female circumcision

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Africa World Press
Language
English
Pages
245

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Subjects

African literature (English), Female circumcision, Female circumcision in literature, History and criticism, Initiation rites in literature, Political aspects, Political aspects of Female circumcision, Social aspects, Social aspects of Female circumcision, Women authors, African literature, women authors, African literature (english), history and criticism

People

Alice Walker (1944-), Fauziya Kassindja (1977-), Flora Nwapa (1931-), Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo (1938-)

Places

Africa
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Excising the spirit: a literary analysis of female circumcision
2009, Africa World Press
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Table of Contents

Clitorized history: a cultural and sociopolitical place of female circumcision
Reading as a womanist: Flora Nwapa, clitoridectomy, and the quest for spiritual solace
The gikuyu and the missionaries: sin, prejudice, and tradition in Ngugi wa Thiong'o's The river between
Alice Walker and Fauziya Kassindja: contradictory viewpoints.

Edition Notes

Includes index.

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Trenton, NJ

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
820.9/9287
Library of Congress
PR9340.5 .S79 2009, PR9340.5.S79 2009

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Pagination
p. cm.
Number of pages
245

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OL22696936M
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ISBN 10
1592216749, 1592216757
LCCN
2008052657
OCLC/WorldCat
277086230
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6116918

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