Religious circumcision is generally performed shortly after birth, during childhood, or around puberty as part of a rite of passage. Circumcision for religious...
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healthcare, circumcision plays a major role in many of the world's cultures and religions, most prominently Judaism and Islam. Circumcision is among the...
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Abrahamic religions are a grouping of three of the major religions (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam) together due to their historical coexistence and competition;...
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banning circumcision, some dating back to ancient times, have been enacted in many countries and communities. In the case of non-therapeutic circumcision of...
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Forced circumcision is the circumcision of men and boys against their will. In a biblical context, the term is used especially in relation to Paul the...
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given area, religion, and culture. Some medical associations take the position that circumcision is an infringement of the child's autonomy and should be...
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Arabic term for circumcision, and the Islamic term for the practice of religious male circumcision in Islamic culture. Male circumcision is widespread in...
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The circumcision controversy in early Christianity played an important role in Christian theology. The circumcision of Jesus is celebrated as a feast...
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The prevalence of circumcision is the percentage of males in a given population who have been circumcised, with the procedure most commonly being performed...
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Circumcision likely has ancient roots among several ethnic groups in sub-equatorial Africa, Egypt, and Arabia, though the specific form and extent of...
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Brit milah (redirect from Jewish circumcision)
[bʁis ˈmilə]; "covenant of circumcision") or bris (Yiddish: ברית, Yiddish: [bʁɪs]) is the ceremony of circumcision in Judaism and Samaritanism, during which...
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Circumcision has played a significant cultural, social, and religious role in various global cultures over the course of world history. This has subsequently...
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Male circumcision has been a subject of controversy for a number of reasons including religious, ethical, sexual, and medical. During the late 19th and early...
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Female genital mutilation (redirect from Pharaonic circumcision)
female genital cutting, female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) and female circumcision) is the ritual cutting or removal of some or all of the vulva....
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Circumcision in Africa, and the rites of initiation in Africa, as well as "the frequent resemblance between details of ceremonial procedure in areas thousands...
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Religion in India is characterised by a diversity of religious beliefs and practices. Throughout India's history, religion has been an important part of...
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known as female circumcision, which gave the erroneous impression that it was equivalent in severity and health effects to male circumcision. In fact, FGM...
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Criticism of religion involves criticism of the validity, concept, or ideas of religion. Historical records of criticism of religion go back to at least...
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state religion (also called official religion) is a religion or creed officially endorsed by a sovereign state. A state with an official religion (also...
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Islam (redirect from Islamic religion)
doi:10.1155/2017/4957348. PMC 5282422. PMID 28194416. "Islam: Circumcision of boys". Religion & ethics—Islam. Bbc.co.uk. 13 August 2009. Archived from the...
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Ulwaluko (redirect from Ulwaluko circumcision)
traditional circumcision and initiation from childhood to adulthood, is an ancient initiation rite practised (though not exclusively) by the Xhosa people, and is...
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various different religions and religious believers regarding human sexuality range widely among and within them, from giving sex and sexuality a rather...
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Druze (redirect from Druze and other religions)
Practices: Religions and denominations. Thomson Gale. ISBN 978-0-7876-6612-5. Archived from the original on 18 January 2016. "Circumcision". Columbia...
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forms of monetary compensation. Slovenia's laws prohibit circumcision for non-medical reasons and animal slaughtering practices that are necessary for meat...
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"cut and stitch" surgical procedure or use of a circumcision instrument or device. Complications are rare. Modern proponents say that circumcision reduces...
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effects of religion on health. The World Health Organization (WHO) discerns four dimensions of health, namely physical, social, mental, and spiritual health...
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(FGM/C) and female circumcision, is practiced in 30 countries in western, eastern, and north-eastern Africa, in parts of the Middle East and Asia, and within...
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the age of reason and voluntarily accepts the religion. Ritual circumcision is used to mark Jewish and Muslim and Coptic Christian and Ethiopian Orthodox...
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Religious Practices: Religions and denominations. Thomson Gale. ISBN 978-0-7876-6612-5. Archived from the original on 2016-01-18. "Circumcision". Columbia Encyclopedia...
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and observance. It also includes the right not to profess any religion or belief or "not to practise a religion" (often called freedom from religion)...
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