Cultural history of circumcision

How was circumcision done in traditional?
Newborn boys are circumcised in a traditional ceremony called a brit milah, where the foreskin of the penis is removed by a religious figure, known as a mohel, on the 8th day after birth._{Jan 1, 2014}.
What culture started circumcision?
Historically, male circumcision was practised among ancient Semitic people including Egyptians and those of Jewish faith, with the earliest records depicting circumcision on Egyptian temple and wall paintings dating from around 2300 BC._{Feb 26, 2007}.
What culture started circumcision?
Male circumcision is the oldest known human surgical procedure, with historical records and archeological evidence dating the practice back to ancient Egyptians in the 23rd century BCE [1].
In Israel, neonatal male circumcision is routine practice._{Jan 1, 2014}.
What is the cultural view of circumcision?
Circumcision is near-universal among Coptic Christians, Ethiopian Orthodox and Eritrean Orthodox, and they practice circumcision as a rite of passage.
Certain African cultural groups, such as the Yoruba and the Igbo of Nigeria, customarily circumcise their infant sons..
What is the traditional reason for circumcision?
When male circumcision is performed on adolescents and young adults, it usually marks a transition from boyhood to manhood.
In many traditional circumcision ceremonies, boys and men are educated about their responsibilities and duties as an adult member of the community..
Among the non-circumcising nations are Holland, Belgium, France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Scandinavia, the U.S.S.R. , China, and Japan.
People employing circumcision do so either for "health" reasons or as a religious ritual practiced by Muslims, Jews, most black Africans, non-white Australians, and others.
As practiced in Judaism and in the United States, the foreskin is completely removed.
However, in ancient Egypt and elsewhere in Africa, only part of the foreskin was removed.
In the Pacific Islands, the frenulum was snipped but the foreskin was left unmodified.

Historically, male circumcision was practised among ancient Semitic people including Egyptians and those of Jewish faith, with the earliest records depicting circumcision on Egyptian temple and wall paintings dating from around 2300 BC.

HISTORY OF CIRCUMCISION Ritual male circumcision is known to have been practised by South Sea Islanders,Australian Aborigines, Sumatrans, Incas, Aztecs, Mayans and Ancient Egyptians. Today it is still practised by Jews, Muslims and many tribes in East and Southern Africa (see Table 1).

Overview

Circumcision likely has ancient roots among several ethnic groups in sub-equatorial Africa, Egypt, and Arabia

Ancient world

At Oued Djerat, in Algeria, engraved rock art with masked bowmen, which feature male circumcision and may be a scene involving ritual

Revival in the English-speaking world

Although negative attitudes prevailed for much of the 19th century, this began to change in the latter part of the century

Cultural history of circumcision

How was circumcision done in traditional?

What culture started circumcision?

What culture started circumcision?

What is the cultural view of circumcision?

What is the traditional reason for circumcision?

Overview

Ancient world

Revival in the English-speaking world

See also

Further reading