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Initiation practices among Ejagham Cameronian women and patriarchy : a womanist perspective
Thesis(PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2018.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/71018 Initiation practices among Ejagham Cameronian women and patriarchy : a womanist perspective Vellem, Vuyani Shadrack u12382851@tuks.co.za Otob Epse Benoni-Wang, Tabe Jennet UCTD Initiation practices Ejagham Cameronian Women’s sexuality patriarchy Womanist Perspective Female Circumcision (FC) Female Genital Cutting (FGC) Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) Female Genital Surgeries (FGS) Non-governmental organisation (NGO) Second-wave feminism (SWF) Nkim culture Global South Theology theses SDG-03 SDG-03: Good health and well-being Theology theses SDG-04 SDG-04: Quality education Theology theses SDG-05 SDG-05: Gender equality Theology theses SDG-10 SDG-10: Reduced inequalities Theology theses SDG-11 SDG-11: Sustainable cities and communities Theology theses SDG-16 SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions Theology theses SDG-17 SDG-17: Partnerships for the goals Thesis(PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2018. The persistence of the ‘genital mutilation’ problem is still a concern for Africa and the world today. Could this crisis be described as one that was never meant to be? Inspired by second-wave feminist clitoral debates in America, which critiques practising cultures in the Global South, we engaged the Ejagham community of Cameroon to understand the reasons for the persistence of what has been termed “female genital mutilation” in the area. Some of the questions raised are: could the persistence be the result of patriarchy and its suppression of women’s sexuality as feminist theorists suggest; or is there more to this practice that gives meaning to Ejagham women’s sexual life? Is the cultural worldview of the people a motivation? And if so, is there something about the Nkim culture that needs to be engaged or taken into consideration before the practice is labelled as the destruction of women’s sexuality? Are other practices of the Ejagham laced with patriarchal violence towards women’s sexual well-being? An exploration of the Ejagham contextual realities then exposes the sexual complexities that are intertwined within in the ‘genital mutilation’ and orgasm discourses, thus revealing the control factor which still maintains coloniality in the Global South. ae2025 Dogmatics and Christian Ethics PhD Unrestricted SDG-03: Good health and well-being SDG-04: Quality education SDG-05: Gender equality SDG-10: Reduced inequalities SDG-11: Sustainable cities and communities SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions SDG-17: Partnerships for the goals 2019-08-12T11:18:50Z 2019-08-12T11:18:50Z 2019/04/03 2018 Thesis Otob Epse Benoni-Wang, TJ 2018, Initiation practices among Ejagham Cameronian women and patriarchy : a womanist perspective, PhD Thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/71018> A2019 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/71018 en © 2019 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Initiation practices Ejagham Cameronian Women’s sexuality patriarchy Womanist Perspective Female Circumcision (FC) Female Genital Cutting (FGC) Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) Female Genital Surgeries (FGS) Non-governmental organisation (NGO) Second-wave feminism (SWF) Nkim culture Global South Theology theses SDG-03 SDG-03: Good health and well-being Theology theses SDG-04 SDG-04: Quality education Theology theses SDG-05 SDG-05: Gender equality Theology theses SDG-10 SDG-10: Reduced inequalities Theology theses SDG-11 SDG-11: Sustainable cities and communities Theology theses SDG-16 SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions Theology theses SDG-17 SDG-17: Partnerships for the goals Initiation practices among Ejagham Cameronian women and patriarchy : a womanist perspective |
| title | Initiation practices among Ejagham Cameronian women and patriarchy : a womanist perspective |
| title_full | Initiation practices among Ejagham Cameronian women and patriarchy : a womanist perspective |
| title_fullStr | Initiation practices among Ejagham Cameronian women and patriarchy : a womanist perspective |
| title_full_unstemmed | Initiation practices among Ejagham Cameronian women and patriarchy : a womanist perspective |
| title_short | Initiation practices among Ejagham Cameronian women and patriarchy : a womanist perspective |
| title_sort | initiation practices among ejagham cameronian women and patriarchy a womanist perspective |
| topic | UCTD Initiation practices Ejagham Cameronian Women’s sexuality patriarchy Womanist Perspective Female Circumcision (FC) Female Genital Cutting (FGC) Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) Female Genital Surgeries (FGS) Non-governmental organisation (NGO) Second-wave feminism (SWF) Nkim culture Global South Theology theses SDG-03 SDG-03: Good health and well-being Theology theses SDG-04 SDG-04: Quality education Theology theses SDG-05 SDG-05: Gender equality Theology theses SDG-10 SDG-10: Reduced inequalities Theology theses SDG-11 SDG-11: Sustainable cities and communities Theology theses SDG-16 SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions Theology theses SDG-17 SDG-17: Partnerships for the goals |
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