... and garb for that matter, although this author has gathered that what we refer to as African warrior or hunter shirts, would more likely be one piece of clothing that covered the rest of the body, such as the Batakari. The background/culture of Africa and its many tribes can be seen in contemporary dress today. Most pre-colonial African sightings were based ... as "mother- Africa in much the same way as "the Orient,"" as described by Edward Said. As Said points out, the main aspect for the European visitor was the representation of the Orient, not its reality. Similarly, in Joseph Conrad...

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... culture and ethnic identity, and some perceive it as a religious obligation. By cutting and removing the tissues around the vagina, female circumcision removes the ability to feel any sexual pleasure for the woman circumcised. The procedure is often used for social and cultural control of a woman's sexuality. There are four main reasons for performing female circumcision. Reason one being "female circumcision ... material. In other cultures an uncircumcised woman is considered unclean, promiscuous and immature. Also in a number of tribes if a teenage girl with a younger brother remains un...

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... , they defend it up to this day, or regret its passing. By definition, all slaves should make up the revolutionary class. One can easily imagine the state of mind of a warrior or any freeman whose condition through defeat in war radically changes from one day to the next, as he becomes a slave: as in classical antiquity, prisoners of war were automatically subject to being ... for those who through desire proceed (to marry again) the following females, (chosen) according to the (direct) order (of the castes), are most approved. 13. It is declared that a Sûdra woman alone (can be) the wi...

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