Women in the Menstruation Huts: Variations in Preserving Purification Customs among Ethiopian Immigrants

This article presents a unique case of activism among women immigrants from Ethiopia to Israel, in their attempt to preserve the custom of the menstruation huts (margam gojos) in their new social reality. In Ethiopia, Jewish women retire to a special remote hut in the village named margam gojo, mean...

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Authors: Cicurel, Inbal (Author) ; Sharaby, Rachel (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Indiana University Press 2007
In: Journal of feminist studies in religion
Year: 2007, Volume: 23, Issue: 2, Pages: 69-84
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