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The Scarification: The Facial Scarification in South Sudan
Contributor(s): Maluth, John Monyjok (Author)
ISBN: 1475065647     ISBN-13: 9781475065640
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
OUR PRICE:   $12.34  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: March 2012
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BISAC Categories:
- Art | African
- Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs
Physical Information: 0.58" H x 6" W x 9" (0.82 lbs) 276 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - African
 
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The Scarification is a personal life story of the author about how he got facial marks and what this meant to him and his people in 1997. You might have seen someone with strange marks on his/her forehead. You then wondered why and how was it done. If so, this is the right place to learn about those South Sudanese facial marks: what they are, how they are made, when they are made, and why are they important to the people there.

After reading The Scarification, you will:

  • Explore the concepts behind facial marking in South Sudan.
  • Learn about many facial scarifications in different tribes.
  • Discover different views for and against facial scarification.
  • Learn at what age does it take place, in which season, and why.
  • Understand the author's arguments against this practice.


Being part of his Journeying with God autobiographical series (Autobiography), this book is focusing on one main event in the author's life.

Are you working in South Sudan? Then this book is your first guide, not only to facial scarification concept but as an introduction to South Sudanese cultures. The book introduces beliefs and their positive and negative effects in different communities you might likely visit. Get the book now and get ready.