ANT100Y1 Lecture : Socio-Cultural Anthro Lecture 2.docx

• School: UTSG
• Department: Anthropology
• Course: ANT100Y1
• Professor: Ivan Kalmar

Document Summary

Called female genital cutting so it"s not derogatory. Now anaesthetics are used, not associated with islam although muslims in sudan practise it. Many of the families that body has worked with don"t perform this anymore. Ancient, predated the coming of christianity and islam. When asked why people do it, many said because of tradition, others said because it made their bodies pure, clean and smooth. Refers to both female and male genital cutting. Removal of the internal labia and a closing up of the external labia. The removal of the clitoris is not as important to who she worked with, it"s the closing up of the labia (infibulations) The only other context that tahir was used was when it was when people were talking about birds, mostly pigeons. Young unmarried women at wedding dances were called pigeons and would do a pigeon dance. Chickens were considered to be dirty while pigeons were clean.