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The term “circumcision” refers collectively to a variety of operations performed on the sexual organs of children and young people: for males, it includes circumcision proper (removal of the foreskin) and incision (slicing of the foreskin), as well as subincision (splitting of the urethra), monorchy (removal of one testicle), a…
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Schuster, Meinhard,
Blum, Erhard,
Sanders, E.P.,
Langley, Myrtle S.,
Goldenberg, Robert and
Rebstock, Ulrich,
“Circumcision”, in:
Religion Past and Present.
Consulted online on 25 May 2022 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1877-5888_rpp_COM_01850>
First published online: 2011
First print edition: ISBN: 9789004146662, 2006-2013