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Figures, Maps, Plots, and Tables | ||
Preface and Acknowledgments | ||
Introduction | 1 | |
1 | Infibulation: Description, Function, and Diffusion | 9 |
Function: Indigenous and Academic Perspectives | ||
Diffusion | ||
2 | The Socioeconomic Distribution of Infibulation | 29 |
Pastoralism in Northeastern Africa and the Sudan | ||
Pastoral-Rural-Urban Interaction and Infibulation | ||
3 | Infibulation in the Social Nexus | 59 |
Closed Cultural Systems | ||
Islam: A Closed Cultural System | ||
Social Space in Islamic Societies | ||
Gender Identification and Differential in Open and Closed Cultural Systems | ||
The Status Position of Women in Infibulation-Practicing Societies | ||
Marriage Customs and Laws: An Overview | ||
Male Absenteeism, Sexual Abstinence, Sleeping Arrangements, and Infibulation | ||
Fertility Levels and Patterns, Mortality and Birthrates, Sex Ratio Distribution, and Infibulation | ||
4 | Methodological Approach and Research Strategy | 115 |
The Problem of Sources | ||
Sample Selection and Statistical Analysis | ||
Statistical Analysis | ||
The HOMALS-technique | ||
5 | Infibulation and the Composite Variables | 161 |
The Variables Considered | ||
Marriage, Status, and the Practice of Infibulation | ||
Early Marriage and Infibulation | ||
The Composite Variables | ||
6 | The Future of Infibulation | 183 |
Social Change and Infibulation | ||
Infibulation, Life Expectancy, and General Health Care | ||
The Conditions for Change | ||
7 | The Problem of Altering Cultural Boundaries | 193 |
Infibulation in Context | ||
Infibulation: A Social Problem? | ||
Islam: The Problem of Change | ||
The Future of Infibulation in a Closed Cultural System | ||
Appendix | 203 | |
Physical Geography | ||
Islam | ||
Demographic Data: Sudan | ||
Comparative Data | ||
Bibliography | 253 | |
Index | 295 |
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