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Scarification Rites

Scarification Rites is a ritual practice within the broader category of rites of passage, distinguished by the deliberate cutting or marking of the skin to produce permanent scars as a culturally significant symbol of initiation, identity, or social status.

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2017–2026

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Scarification in sub‐Saharan Africa: social skin, remedy and medical import

Roland Garve, Miriam Garve, Jens C. Türp et al. · Tropical Medicine & International Health · 2017 · 39 citations · Full text

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Symbolic or not-so-symbolic wounds: The behavioral ecology of human scarification

Lisa R. Ludvico, Jeffrey A. Kurland · Ethology and Sociobiology · 1995 · 34 citations

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Tribal Scars and Other Stories

Victor Carrabino, Sembène Ousmane, Len Ortzen · Books Abroad · 1975 · 27 citations

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A note on suspect practices during the AIDS epidemic: vaginal drying and scarification in southwest Nigeria

I. O. Orubuloye, Pat Caldwell, John C. Caldwell · ANU Open Research (Australian National University) · 1995 · 21 citations · Full text

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Scarification Studies on Southern Grass Seeds<sup>1</sup>

Glenn W. Burton · Agronomy Journal · 1939 · 19 citations

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Authors

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  1. JN
    Julius N. Fobil

    University of Ghana, Ghana

    1 publications · 39 citations

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  2. LR
    Lisa R. Ludvico

    Duquesne University, United States

    1 publications · 34 citations

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  3. CG
    Christian G. Meyer

    University of Tübingen, Germany

    1 publications · 39 citations

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  4. IO
    I. O. Orubuloye

    Ekiti State University, Nigeria

    1 publications · 21 citations

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  5. SO
    Sembène Ousmane

    1 publications · 27 citations

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Institutions

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  1. Duy Tan University

    Da Nang, Vietnam

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    39 citations

  2. University of Tübingen

    Tübingen, Germany

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    39 citations

  3. Focus (Germany)

    Darmstadt, Germany

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    39 citations

  4. University of Ghana

    Accra, Ghana

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    39 citations

  5. Leuphana University of Lüneburg

    Lüneburg, Germany

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    39 citations

  6. Danube Private University

    Krems, Austria

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    78 citations

  7. University of Basel

    Basel, Switzerland

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    39 citations

  8. National Skin Centre

    Singapore, Singapore

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    11 citations

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Venues

  1. Books Abroad

    1 publications · 27 citations

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  2. Tropical Medicine & International Health

    1 publications · 39 citations

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  3. Agronomy Journal

    1 publications · 19 citations

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  4. Ethology and Sociobiology

    1 publications · 34 citations

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  5. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 1 publications · 12 citations

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