Cultural Research: Inquiry 5
Human mutilation is the process of removing or disfiguring parts of the human body. Mutilation has been used for thousands of years, in many ethnic groups, as a form of punishment, a form of control over women, as a division between different societal classes, and as a traditional practice. In many African countries, crimes such as stealing and adultery are crimes that regularly result in the removal of hands, feet, or genitalia. These punishments are used to assure that the criminal does not commit the crime again, as well as strike fear into others of the consequences for certain actions.
Genital mutilation has also been used all over the world for centuries. Ancient Egyptians believed that genital mutilation
Human mutilation is the process of removing or disfiguring parts of the human body. Mutilation has been used for thousands of years, in many ethnic groups, as a form of punishment, a form of control over women, as a division between different societal classes, and as a traditional practice. In many African countries, crimes such as stealing and adultery are crimes that regularly result in the removal of hands, feet, or genitalia. These punishments are used to assure that the criminal does not commit the crime again, as well as strike fear into others of the consequences for certain actions.
Genital mutilation has also been used all over the world for centuries. Ancient Egyptians believed that genital mutilation