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A History of the World's Most Controversial Surgery

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An edition of Circumcision (2000)

Circumcision

A History of the World's Most Controversial Surgery

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The Jewish tradition -- Christians and Muslims -- Symbolic wounds -- From ritual to science -- The fabric of the foreskin -- Circumcision and disease: the quest for evidence -- Backlash -- Female circumcision -- Appendix: evaluative research and the nature of medical evidence.

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Basic Books
Language
English
Pages
253

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Circumcision: A History of the World's Most Controversial Surgery
February 2001, Basic Books
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Cover of: Circumcision
Circumcision: A History of the World's Most Controversial Surgery
February 2000, Basic Books
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Circumcision: A History of the Worldªs Most Controversial Surgery
October 2000, Diane Pub Co
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First Sentence

"THE GENESIS OF CIRCUMCISION, LIKE MAGIC AND RELIGION, IS IMMEMORIAL."

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Library of Congress
GT2470 .G65 2000

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL7593691M
ISBN 10
0465043976
ISBN 13
9780465043972
LCCN
99040015
OCLC/WorldCat
42040798
LibraryThing
212469
Goodreads
1788527

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OL8203312W

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