Circumcision: Literature and References

Note: Some referenced books, articles and illustrations are very explicit. Viewer discretion strongly advised.

Remark: this selection of literature may be biased and does certainly only scratch the surface of available publications (both Pro and Con).


Picture: Lascaux Caves (France) - Prehistoric Paintings. A man with a bird head and a bison. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license / Author: Peter80

 History

·       Male Genital Representation in Paleolithic Art: Erection and Circumcision Before History. Conclusions of the authors: The erection in Paleolithic art is explicitly represented in almost all the figures defined as unequivocally male that have survived to the present and in many objects of portable art. Circumcision and/or foreskin retraction of the penis are present in most of the works. Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0090429509000831

·       History of Circumcision from the dawn of the human race. Link: http://www.circlist.com/history/history.html

·       Male Genital Representation in Paleolithic Art: Erection and Circumcision Before History. Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0090429509000831

·       Circumcision: History, Philosophy and Facts, by Amin El-Gohary. Link: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/281175077_Circumcision_History_Philosophy_and_Facts

·       Genesis of Symbolic Thought, by Alan Barnard, Cambridge University Press, 2012

·       Die bizarre Geschichte der Beschneidung: Wie die Anti-Masturbations-Bewegung die Beschneidung populär machte. Link: https://ichi.pro/de/die-bizarre-geschichte-der-beschneidung-36815805176512

·       Die Geschichte der Bescheidung – von der Antike bis zur heutigen Zeit. Link: http://nocirc-deutschland.de/die-geschichte-der-bescheidung-von-der-antike-bis-zur-heutigen-zeit/

·       CIRP: History of Circumcision. Link: http://www.cirp.org/library/history/

·       History of circumcision. Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_circumcision

·       The Ideal Prepuce in Ancient Greece and Rome. Link (not secure): http://www.cirp.org/library/history/hodges2/

 

Medical Use of Foreskin

·       The Foreskin Industry. The Bio-Engineering and Cosmetics Industries. Link (not secure): http://acroposthion.com/the-foreskin-industry/

·       Foreskin derived stem cells could be used to treat congenital muscular dystrophy (February 14, 2014). Link (not secure): http://stemcellsfreak.com/2014/02/foreskin-stem-cells.html

·       7 Surprising Things Circumcised Foreskins Are Actually Used For, by Chase Christy. Link: https://www.ranker.com/list/what-circumcised-foreskins-are-used-for/chase-christy?ref=dshare&source=emshare

 

Human Foreskin Patent Examples:

·       US7790455: HUMAN FORESKIN FIBROBLAST CONDITIONED MEDIA FORCULTURINGES CELLS

·       US8318486: Co-culturing mammalian embryonic stem cells with human foreskin fibroblasts

 

General Information: CIRCLIST Home Page

 

Picture: Female Symbols: Authors: AnonMoos, Miraceti, Public domain

Female GM

·       Prevalence of FGM: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Female_genital_mutilation

·       WHO FGM Statement: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/female-genital-mutilation

·       Unites Nations General Assembly: Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 17 December 2015 / 80th plenary meeting / Title: The girl child. Link: https://www.iom.int/sites/default/files/jahia/webdav/shared/shared/mainsite/policy_and_research/un/64/a-res-64-145.pdf

·       Deutscher Bundestag:  Genitalbeschneidung von Mädchen und Frauen / Geschichte und Begründungen / 20. April 2018. Contains many useful literature references. Link: https://docplayer.org/119236527-Sachstand-genitalbeschneidung-von-maedchen-und-frauen-geschichte-und-begruendungen-wissenschaftliche-dienste.html

·       Magisterarbeit Dörthe Engels: Die islamrechtliche Beurteilung der Mädchenbeschneidung. Eine kritische Analyse des Beschlusstextes der Gelehrtenkonferenz „Verbot des Missbrauchs des weiblichen Körpers“ vom 22. bis 23. November 2006 an der Azhar-Universität in Kairo im Kontext moderner Entwicklungen in der islamischen Rechtsfindungspraxis.    Translation: Master Thesis Dörthe Engels: The Islamic Law Assessment of Female Circumcision. A critical analysis of the final text of the scholars' conference “Prohibition of Abuse of the Female Body” from November 22nd to 23rd, 2006 at the Azhar University in Cairo in the context of modern developments in Islamic legal practice. Remark: highly recommended 

·       Anette Peller: Chiffrierte Körper - Disziplinierte Körper: Female Genital Cutting. Rituelle Verwundung als Statussymbol - Kindle Ausgabe 

·       Involuntary Foreskinectomy Awareness - America's Forgotten History of Female Circumcision. Link: https://sites.google.com/site/completebaby/female

·       Female genital mutilation (FGM) frequently asked questions. Link: https://www.unfpa.org/resources/female-genital-mutilation-fgm-frequently-asked-questions

·       Female Circumcision: The History, the Current Prevalence and the Approach to a Patient, by Jewel Llamas. Link: https://med.virginia.edu/family-medicine/wp-content/uploads/sites/285/2017/01/Jewel-Llamas-Paper-KT3.pdf

·       PREVALENCE OF AND SUPPORT FOR FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION WITHIN THE COPTS OF EGYPT: UNICEF REPORT (2013). Link: https://copticliterature.wordpress.com/2014/03/12/prevalence-of-and-support-for-female-genital-mutilation-within-the-copts-of-egypt-unicef-report-2013/ 

 

Antwerp, circa 1520-30. Photographed at the museum by Richard Stracke, shared under Attribution-Non-Commercial-ShareAlike license. 

Male GC

·       The Ritual of Circumcision, by Karen Ericksen Paige. Link (not secure): http://www.noharmm.org/paige.htm

·       The history of circumcision, by W.D. DUNSMUIR and E.M. GORDON, Department of Urology, St George's Hospital. Link: https://bjui-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/1464410x/1999/83/S1

·       Evolution of male circumcision as normative control. Link: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.3149/jms.1203.265

·       The masturbation taboo and the rise of routine male circumcision: A review of the historiography - Review Essay, by Robert Darby. Link (not secure): http://www.cirp.org/library/history/darby4/

·       WHEN DID MEN START GETTING CIRCUMCISED? Link (not secure): http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2013/07/the-history-of-circumcision/

·       CIRCLIST – Australia. Link (not secure): http://www.circlist.com/rites/australia.html

·       How did circumcision become common in the United States? Link (not secure):  http://circumcisiondebate.org/past-and-present

·       Circumcision rates in the US: https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/circumcision-rates-by-state

·       US Circumcision Incidence Rate (1932 to 1971) and (1979 to 2006): U.S. Circumcision Statistics (cirp.org)

·       Why Is Circumcision So Popular in America? Link https://matthewtontonoz.com/2015/01/05/why-is-circumcision-so-popular-in-america/

·       Male circumcision_ a South Korean perspective. Link (not secure): http://www.cirp.org/library/cultural/kim1/

·       Prevalence of circumcision: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prevalence_of_circumcision 

 

Tommaso di Ser Giovanni di Simone: Expulsion from Eden. 1426-1428 (altered in 1680, and restored in 1980). Public Domain

Special Literature

·       Porn Flakes: Kellogg, Graham and the Crusade for Moral Fiber: Link (not secure): http://web.archive.org/web/19961226151826/http://sunsite.unc.edu/stayfree/10/graham.htm

·       CIRCLIST - Circumcision in Art. Link: https://circlist.com/history/art.html

·       And just for the sake of fun (346 pages): History of Circumcision from the earliest times to the present. Moral and physical Reasons for its performance – with a History of Eunuchism, Hermaphrodism etc., and of the different operations practiced upon the prepuce, by P.C. Remondino, M.D. (1891). Link: https://archive.org/details/historycircumci00remogoog

 

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Ciphered Bodies - Disciplined Bodies

Image
As an addendum to what I have written before, I would like to write down some of the aspects Annette Peller pointed out in her book ‘ Chriffierte Körper – Disziplinierte Körper. Female Genital Cutting. Rituelle Verwundung als Statussymbol’.   To my knowledge, there is no English translation of the book. The title would probably read as follows: Ciphered Bodies - Disciplined Bodies. Female genital cutting. Ritual wounding as a status symbol ' . The book represents her PhD thesis and was written in 2000. First, Annette Peller prefers to use the word ‘ Excision ’ instead of cutting or mutilation, since it is somewhat more neutral and the term is better able to handle certain aspect of ritual wounding. Annette Peller did much of her research while living with the Arbore and other ethnic groups in Southern Ethiopia. A girl or woman who wants to undergo such body modifications (or ritual punishments, like flogging) must be willing and able to endure strong pain and to accept
Read more

Poem: MESSENGERS

Image
 MESSENGERS               Angels use them, demons too They lift you up, and they subdue They steer and rule your inner mind They make you see and make you blind  Messengers, oh messengers – why are you so sincere You act as if the way you speak has never been unclear                                                  DOWN     You rush in like a mighty storm You like to twist and to transform You sweep the branches of my brain And make my will and thoughts insane   Messengers, oh messengers – why are you so severe You act as if I would enjoy your gifts of pain and fear   You swoop down like a bird of prey You grab my soul in its dismay You feast upon its grainy mesh As if it was some juicy flesh  Messengers, oh messengers – you occupy my land And claim your stake yet do not name your Master of Command   And then you force me into a scheme                          That’s wilder as my wildest dream And make me play a freakish role That does not f
Read more