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The virginity trap in the Middle East /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ghanim, David (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Sex > Social aspects > Middle East.
Sex customs > Middle East.
Virginity > Middle East.
Virginity > Religious aspects.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Incarcerating honor
  • Virginity cult
  • Internalizing shame
  • Hymen mystique
  • Virginity hypocrisy
  • Virginity and body discourse
  • Virginity and body mutilation
  • Virginity and asexuality
  • Virginity and premarital intimacy
  • Ritual of defloration
  • Rewarding virginity
  • Conclusion
  • Selected bibliography
  • Index.