E-Book, Englisch, 200 Seiten
Ghanim The Virginity Trap in the Middle East
1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-137-50708-2
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
E-Book, Englisch, 200 Seiten
Reihe: Palgrave Intern. Relations & Development Collection
ISBN: 978-1-137-50708-2
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
This book is a social critique of the cultural taboo of the female virginity in the Middle East. It highlights the unobtainability of this cultural myth and its multilevel destructive influences on various aspects of social life.
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Contents Preface Introduction 1. Incarcerating Honor 2. Virginity Cult 3. Internalizing Shame 4. Hymen Mystique 5. Virginity Hypocrisy 6. Virginity and Body Discourse 7. Virginity and Body Mutilation 8. Virginity and Asexuality 9. Virginity and Premarital Intimacy 10. Ritual of Defloration 11. Rewarding Virginity Conclusion Selected Bibliography Index




