Female Circumcision and the Construction of Female Sexuality: A Study on Madurese in Indonesia.
This study explores the existing practice of female circumcision among the ethnic Madurese in the East Java province of Indonesia. The practice has long been believed to be part of the Islamization process as well as protecting the cultural traditions of the ethnic society in Madura. This study aime...
| Published in: | Sexuality & Culture Vol. 24; no. 6; pp. 1987 - 2007 |
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hlh&AN=146651857&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: hlh uiTerm: 146651857 longDbName: Humanities International Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 10955143 DZ0 jtl: Sexuality & Culture issn: 10955143 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Dec2020 vid: 24 iid: 6 pid: 237 pub: Springer Nature artinfo: ui: 146651857 10.1007/s12119-020-09732-6 ppf: 1987 ppct: 20 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P size: 781KB tig: atl: Female Circumcision and the Construction of Female Sexuality: A Study on Madurese in Indonesia. aug: au: Ida, Rachmah Saud, Muhammad affil: Department of Communication, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia su: Women's sexual behavior Madurese (Indonesian people) Islamization Religious education Indonesia sug: subj: Indonesia Women's sexual behavior Madurese (Indonesian people) Islamization Religious education keyword: Cultural construction Female circumcision Female sexuality Women's body ab: This study explores the existing practice of female circumcision among the ethnic Madurese in the East Java province of Indonesia. The practice has long been believed to be part of the Islamization process as well as protecting the cultural traditions of the ethnic society in Madura. This study aimed to investigate two major issues: the prevalence of female circumcision in three districts on Madura Island, using a quantitative survey; and the cultural construction of female sexuality, using a qualitative method focused on observations and in-depth interviews with women, community leaders, and religious teachers. The findings of this study show that a greater number of females have been circumcised from as early as infants (under the age of one) to those in adolescence. The traditional views on the female body and sexuality have strongly influenced the continuity of the cultural practice. Moreover, observational analysis showed that Madurese society continues to believe that women who identify as Muslims are required to be circumcised. Women who are not circumcised are considered to have betrayed their religious, ethnic, and cultural identities. Furthermore, women cannot refuse or ask not to be circumcised, as many traditional families and religious leaders believe that the practice is required to purify the woman's body and her sexuality. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: Y custom: Sexuality & Culture is a copyright of Springer, 2020. All Rights Reserved. item: Sexuality & Culture holder: Springer Nature dt: @attributes: year: 2020 holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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