El ritual de ablación en la novela Les soleils des indépendances y su práctica en el colectivo africano residente en España
ISSN: 0214-7564, 2340-2792
Year of publication: 2011
Issue: 27
Type: Article
More publications in: Gazeta de antropología
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Abstract
The aim of this article is to raise awareness concerning the ritual of female genital mutilation in the Malinké tribe in the words of the writer and Malinké tribe member, Ahmadou Kourouma. We will show the different phases of this ceremony based on his first novel 'Les Soleils des Indépendances' (1970), a work full of the Malinké spirit. In this way we witness literature's commitment against these types of rituals, ones which are still deeply rooted in certain social African groups. The demographic growth of the immigrant community from Sub-Sahara in our country, has brought us, on the other hand, to deal with the issue of the practice of female genital mutilation in Spain and its consequences.
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