TY - BOOK AU - Prazak,Miroslava TI - Making the mark: gender, identity, and genital cutting T2 - Ohio University research in international studies, Africa series SN - 9780896804975 AV - GN484 .M355 2016 PY - 2016/// CY - Athens, Ohio PB - Ohio University Press KW - Female circumcision KW - Kenya KW - Circumcision KW - Kuria (African people) KW - Rites and ceremonies KW - Social life and customs KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; Introduction --; Trouble with witchcraft --; Boys lead --; Girls follow --; Something different --; Consoling, feasting, and coming out --; Talk, talk, talk --; Where do we go from here? --; Epilogue --; Appendix : Bwirege circumcision sets; 2; b N2 - Why do female genital cutting practices persist? How does circumcision affect the rights of girls in a culture where initiation forms the lynchpin of the ritual cycle at the core of defining gender, identity, and social and political status? UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1342901&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -