Chantal J. Zabus. Between Rites and Rights: Excision in Women's Experiential Texts and Human Contexts.(Book review)

From: World Literature Today | Date: May 1, 2008| Author: Newson-Horst, Adele S. | Copyright information

Chantal J. Zabus. Between Rites and Rights: Excision in Women's Experiential Texts and Human Contexts. Stanford, California. Stanford University Press. 2007. xiv + 324 pages. $65. ISBN 978-0-8047-5687-7

How does a woman mediate between rites (cultural rituals) and rights (the desire to forego participation), and what are the signs in her literature that demonstrate this struggle? Answering the call for greater exploration of the body of literature on female circumcision ...

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