Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Gender and Sexuality Studies |
Editors | Nancy A. Naples |
Place of Publication | Chicester, United Kingdom |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons Ltd. |
Pages | 5 pages |
Volume | 5 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781118663219 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2016 |
Abstract
Honor killing is a term that became current in activist, legal, and political discourse in the late twentieth century. Most commonly it is used to define the murder of women and girls by male relatives, who justify homicide as a necessary means to guard family honor