'Like a virgin':hymenoplasty and secret marriage in Egypt

Dublin Core

Title

'Like a virgin':hymenoplasty and secret marriage in Egypt

Author

Wynn, L.L.

Publisher

2016/11/00

Language

English

Publication Date

20161100

Primary Classification

9.5.1

Secondary Classification

9.5.1;10;1.2

Primary keywords

deception--[pri];hymen reconstruction--[pri];Islamic ethics--[pri];marital relationship--[pri];virginity--[pri];women--[pri]

Secondary keywords

anthropology;culture;fatwa;informal social control;interviews;medical ethics;modern Muslim religious scholars;sexual relations;stigmatization

Subject

Egypt--[pri]

Subject

urfi marriage--[pri]

Journal Article

Medical Anthropology2016 November-December; 35(6):547-559

Note

Copyright © 2016 Routledge

Call Number

citation

Bibliography

26 refs

ISSN

01459740 (print);15455882 (Online)

Collection

IMSE Database

Citation

“'Like a virgin':hymenoplasty and secret marriage in Egypt,” Islamic Medical & Scientific Ethics, accessed January 16, 2025, https://imse.ibp.georgetown.domains/items/show/37623.