Virgin voices : through the eyes of umcwasho

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"[The directors] spend three months in the village of Luve, interviewing young women and observing their virginity rituals. Once widely practiced through Swazi society, the virginity ritual 'umcwas...

"[The directors] spend three months in the village of Luve, interviewing young women and observing their virginity rituals. Once widely practiced through Swazi society, the virginity ritual 'umcwasho' was reintroduced by Swazi King Mswati III to both prevent the spread of HIV and mark the occasion of his daughter's coming of age."--Container verso.

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