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Female Circumcision: The Interplay of Religion, Culture and Gender in Kenya - Wangila, Mary Nyangweso, and Oduyoye, Mercy Amba (Foreword by)
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A Kenyan woman theologian--"an insider"--examines arguments for and against the controversial practice of female circumcision. Based on her interviews with fifty Kenyan women representing Christianity, Islam, African Initiated Churches, and traditional religion, Wangila emphasizes the importance of understanding the gender relationships and cultural beliefs behing the practice and the important role played by religion.

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Female Circumcision: The Interplay of Religion, Culture and Gender in Kenya 2007, Orbis Books

ISBN-13: 9781570757105

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