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. 2017 Sep-Oct;38(298):15-19.
doi: 10.1016/j.spp.2017.06.006.

[Growing up as a migrant, rites of passage in the Maghreb]

[Article in French]
Fatima Touhami  1 , Alice Titia Rizzi  2 , Marie Rose Moro  2
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[Growing up as a migrant, rites of passage in the Maghreb]

[Article in French]
Fatima Touhami et al. Soins Pediatr Pueric. 2017 Sep-Oct.

Abstract

In a context of migration, some parents experience difficulties in passing on their culture and their knowledge, which makes it difficult to achieve reciprocal recognition and to establish a feeling of filiation and heritage. In this context, maintaining the rites of passage enables their symbolic effectiveness and creativity to be maintained. Circumcision, in particular, is a key stage of this process in the Maghreb.

Keywords: Maghreb; circoncision; circumcision; migration; rite de passage; rite of passage; symbol; symbole; transmission; trauma; traumatisme.

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