2024
DOI: 10.1515/gsgs-2024-0003
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Gendered Virginity in Pakistan: Rituals, Trials, and Punishment for a Girl in a Bāgārrī Community of Sindh

Salma Sadique,
Inayat Ali,
Shahbaz Ali

Abstract: The human body has long been a focal point within sociocultural and political contexts, with particular emphasis on the female body and its multifaceted meanings, encompassing both visible and invisible boundaries. This is evident in the contemporary practice of virginity testing within the Bāgārrī community in the Sindh Province of Pakistan. In this community, the female body becomes a negotiating terrain, exemplified by the virginity ritual known as Pōthī, conducted by a Bhōpā (priest). This ritual serves as… Show more

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