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All this and the physical violence and wife-beating that is common in polygynous/Islamic families normalises the cruelty of FGM. | All this and the physical violence and wife-beating that is common in polygynous/Islamic families normalises the cruelty of FGM. | ||
== | ==FGM as an Initiation Rite== | ||
Islamic FGM is not an initiation rite. However, non-Islamic FGM often is and as Islamic FGM geographically approaches these cultures it often takes on certain aspects of initiation ritual (e.g. Gambia). | |||
The function of chastity assurance is fundamental to both the pre-Islamic origins of FGM and also to Islam's adoption, maintenance and spread of FGM. However, chastity assurance doesn't fully explain certain near-universal aspects of FGM - in particular the eschewal of anaesthetics (either general or local), even when available. (proof) | The function of chastity assurance is fundamental to both the pre-Islamic origins of FGM and also to Islam's adoption, maintenance and spread of FGM. However, chastity assurance doesn't fully explain certain near-universal aspects of FGM - in particular the eschewal of anaesthetics (either general or local), even when available. (proof) | ||