Author: George C. Denniston
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1475733518
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
Every year, in the United States and the third world combined, 13.3 million boys and 2 million girls are circumcised. Whether because of perceived medical, cultural, or religious necessity, most of these parents feel they have no alternative but to allow their children to undergo this surgery. Sparking intense debate, the circumcision of children is a highly controversial and complex phenomenon that touches a variety of sociological areas, such as religious beliefs, identity issues, medical conceptualizations, fear, and superstition. The contributors to this volume comprise an international panel of experts in the fields of medicine, psychology, law, ethics, sociology, anthropology, history, theology, and politics. In 18 chapters they discuss the history of circumcision; document the physical and psychological consequences of circumcision; present the latest anatomical discoveries about the male prepuce; analyze the role of circumcision in various traditions; reveal the medical industry's investment in the practice; describe current legislative efforts to protect children from circumcision; and outline effective, culturally sensitive methods that are being implemented today to safeguard the human rights of at-risk children. For its insights into this troubling aspect of culture, Understanding Circumcision: A Multi-Disciplinary Approach to a Multi-Dimensional Problem is a critically important contribution to the growing body of literature on this subject.
Understanding Circumcision
Author: George C. Denniston
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1475733518
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
Every year, in the United States and the third world combined, 13.3 million boys and 2 million girls are circumcised. Whether because of perceived medical, cultural, or religious necessity, most of these parents feel they have no alternative but to allow their children to undergo this surgery. Sparking intense debate, the circumcision of children is a highly controversial and complex phenomenon that touches a variety of sociological areas, such as religious beliefs, identity issues, medical conceptualizations, fear, and superstition. The contributors to this volume comprise an international panel of experts in the fields of medicine, psychology, law, ethics, sociology, anthropology, history, theology, and politics. In 18 chapters they discuss the history of circumcision; document the physical and psychological consequences of circumcision; present the latest anatomical discoveries about the male prepuce; analyze the role of circumcision in various traditions; reveal the medical industry's investment in the practice; describe current legislative efforts to protect children from circumcision; and outline effective, culturally sensitive methods that are being implemented today to safeguard the human rights of at-risk children. For its insights into this troubling aspect of culture, Understanding Circumcision: A Multi-Disciplinary Approach to a Multi-Dimensional Problem is a critically important contribution to the growing body of literature on this subject.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1475733518
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
Every year, in the United States and the third world combined, 13.3 million boys and 2 million girls are circumcised. Whether because of perceived medical, cultural, or religious necessity, most of these parents feel they have no alternative but to allow their children to undergo this surgery. Sparking intense debate, the circumcision of children is a highly controversial and complex phenomenon that touches a variety of sociological areas, such as religious beliefs, identity issues, medical conceptualizations, fear, and superstition. The contributors to this volume comprise an international panel of experts in the fields of medicine, psychology, law, ethics, sociology, anthropology, history, theology, and politics. In 18 chapters they discuss the history of circumcision; document the physical and psychological consequences of circumcision; present the latest anatomical discoveries about the male prepuce; analyze the role of circumcision in various traditions; reveal the medical industry's investment in the practice; describe current legislative efforts to protect children from circumcision; and outline effective, culturally sensitive methods that are being implemented today to safeguard the human rights of at-risk children. For its insights into this troubling aspect of culture, Understanding Circumcision: A Multi-Disciplinary Approach to a Multi-Dimensional Problem is a critically important contribution to the growing body of literature on this subject.
Circumcision
Author: David L. Gollaher
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780756761004
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
This worldwide history of circumcision, from ancient times to the present, looks at the procedure as initiation, religious and social ritual, and indicator of ethnic and social status
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780756761004
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
This worldwide history of circumcision, from ancient times to the present, looks at the procedure as initiation, religious and social ritual, and indicator of ethnic and social status
Surgical Guide to Circumcision
Author: David A. Bolnick
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1447128583
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Surgical Guide to Circumcision is a compendium of the who, what, where, why, and most importantly, the how of circumcision. Given that one third of the world’s males have undergone this most ancient of surgical procedures, a contemporary resource on the subject is in order. Most circumcisions are elective with no acute medical necessity; that is, most are done for cultural reasons. Thus, in addition to being a standard surgical guide for those who perform circumcision, this book is an anthology of circumcision, from its prehistoric roots to its present day admixture of religion, culture, and medicine. Surgical Guide to Circumcision is a fully illustrated, step-by-step guide to the most common techniques of circumcision and addresses aspects such as informed consent, religious and cultural sensitivities, pre-exam, post-care, pain control, and prevention and management of potential complications. Written by experts in the field, Surgical Guide to Circumcision will appeal to family physicians, pediatricians, obstetricians, midwives, nurses, urologist, and anyone with a general interest in circumcision.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1447128583
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Surgical Guide to Circumcision is a compendium of the who, what, where, why, and most importantly, the how of circumcision. Given that one third of the world’s males have undergone this most ancient of surgical procedures, a contemporary resource on the subject is in order. Most circumcisions are elective with no acute medical necessity; that is, most are done for cultural reasons. Thus, in addition to being a standard surgical guide for those who perform circumcision, this book is an anthology of circumcision, from its prehistoric roots to its present day admixture of religion, culture, and medicine. Surgical Guide to Circumcision is a fully illustrated, step-by-step guide to the most common techniques of circumcision and addresses aspects such as informed consent, religious and cultural sensitivities, pre-exam, post-care, pain control, and prevention and management of potential complications. Written by experts in the field, Surgical Guide to Circumcision will appeal to family physicians, pediatricians, obstetricians, midwives, nurses, urologist, and anyone with a general interest in circumcision.
Righteous by Promise
Author: Karl Deenick
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
ISBN: 0830874151
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
Establishing a biblical theology of circumcision, this NSBT volume by Karl Deenick shows that the concepts of righteousness and faith are central to both the New Testament understanding and the developing Old Testament understanding of circumcision. They are held together by the unfolding promise of a blameless "seed of Abraham," Jesus Christ, through whose sacrifice the promised righteousness will finally come.
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
ISBN: 0830874151
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
Establishing a biblical theology of circumcision, this NSBT volume by Karl Deenick shows that the concepts of righteousness and faith are central to both the New Testament understanding and the developing Old Testament understanding of circumcision. They are held together by the unfolding promise of a blameless "seed of Abraham," Jesus Christ, through whose sacrifice the promised righteousness will finally come.
A Surgical Temptation
Author: Robert Darby
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1459605888
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 786
Book Description
In the eighteenth century, the Western world viewed circumcision as an embarrassing disfigurement peculiar to Jews. A century later, British doctors urged parents to circumcise their sons as a routine precaution against every imaginable sexual dysfunction, from syphilis and phimosis to masturbation and bed-wetting. Thirty years later the procedu...
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1459605888
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 786
Book Description
In the eighteenth century, the Western world viewed circumcision as an embarrassing disfigurement peculiar to Jews. A century later, British doctors urged parents to circumcise their sons as a routine precaution against every imaginable sexual dysfunction, from syphilis and phimosis to masturbation and bed-wetting. Thirty years later the procedu...
Uganda AIDS Indicator Survey 2011
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : AIDS (Disease)
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : AIDS (Disease)
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About(TM): Circumcision
Author: Paul M. Fleiss
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
ISBN: 9780759527515
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
This guide aims to explode the myths and misinformation about circumcision in an accessible, easy-to-read format. After describing the anatomy of the penis, the book explains the procedure, describes the risks associated and debunks the six most common reasons doctors will give when recommending it.
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
ISBN: 9780759527515
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
This guide aims to explode the myths and misinformation about circumcision in an accessible, easy-to-read format. After describing the anatomy of the penis, the book explains the procedure, describes the risks associated and debunks the six most common reasons doctors will give when recommending it.
Complications in Male Circumcision
Author: Mohamed A Baky Fahmy
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
ISBN: 032368128X
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Circumcision remains as one of the most controversial topics in current urological practice. The most important argument against circumcision is the permanent change of anatomy, histology and function of the penis, with potential complications, with rates reported to be low in developed countries, whereas it may be up to 85% when circumcision is carried out by traditional circumcisers, rather than by medically trained professionals in developing countries. In some studies, reporting the complications of circumcision, primary haemorrhage was the most common (52%), whereas infection, meatal stenosis, incomplete circumcision, penile oedema, glandular injury, penile adhesions, iatrogenic hypospadias and urethral injuries were also detected at different rates. At times minor complications after circumcision which cannot be avoided even when the procedure is undertaken by specialized pediatric surgeons or urologist, in a properly equipped centres; specially if the child or his penis is congenitally abnormal, the obvious examples are, circumcising a child with an excessive suprapubic fat or a child with webbed penis or microphallus . This title aims to minimize complications of MC and to compete against its serious impact on men's' health, it will educate and teach physicians about potential complications and how they could manage it early on and avoid further patient problems This title will shed some light over the common as well the uncommon complications, which usually raise a debate about its management. There are different sets to classify MC complications: Either early, or late, minor or major, local or systemic, rare or common. Both rare and common complications will be discussed with comprehensive photos and illustrations for each complication and its operative remedy.
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
ISBN: 032368128X
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Circumcision remains as one of the most controversial topics in current urological practice. The most important argument against circumcision is the permanent change of anatomy, histology and function of the penis, with potential complications, with rates reported to be low in developed countries, whereas it may be up to 85% when circumcision is carried out by traditional circumcisers, rather than by medically trained professionals in developing countries. In some studies, reporting the complications of circumcision, primary haemorrhage was the most common (52%), whereas infection, meatal stenosis, incomplete circumcision, penile oedema, glandular injury, penile adhesions, iatrogenic hypospadias and urethral injuries were also detected at different rates. At times minor complications after circumcision which cannot be avoided even when the procedure is undertaken by specialized pediatric surgeons or urologist, in a properly equipped centres; specially if the child or his penis is congenitally abnormal, the obvious examples are, circumcising a child with an excessive suprapubic fat or a child with webbed penis or microphallus . This title aims to minimize complications of MC and to compete against its serious impact on men's' health, it will educate and teach physicians about potential complications and how they could manage it early on and avoid further patient problems This title will shed some light over the common as well the uncommon complications, which usually raise a debate about its management. There are different sets to classify MC complications: Either early, or late, minor or major, local or systemic, rare or common. Both rare and common complications will be discussed with comprehensive photos and illustrations for each complication and its operative remedy.
Female Circumcision
Author: Rogaia Mustafa Abusharaf
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 0812201027
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
Bolokoli, khifad, tahara, tahoor, qudiin, irua, bondo, kuruna, negekorsigin, and kene-kene are a few of the terms used in local African languages to denote a set of cultural practices collectively known as female circumcision. Practiced in many countries across Africa and Asia, this ritual is hotly debated. Supporters regard it as a central coming-of-age ritual that ensures chastity and promotes fertility. Human rights groups denounce the procedure as barbaric. It is estimated that between 100 million and 130 million girls and women today have undergone forms of this genital surgery. Female Circumcision gathers together African activists to examine the issue within its various cultural and historical contexts, the debates on circumcision regarding African refugee and immigrant populations in the United States, and the human rights efforts to eradicate the practice. This work brings African women's voices into the discussion, foregrounds indigenous processes of social and cultural change, and demonstrates the manifold linkages between respect for women's bodily integrity, the empowerment of women, and democratic modes of economic development. This volume does not focus narrowly on female circumcision as a set of ritualized surgeries sanctioned by society. Instead, the contributors explore a chain of connecting issues and processes through which the practice is being transformed in local and transnational contexts. The authors document shifts in local views to highlight processes of change and chronicle the efforts of diverse communities as agents in the process of cultural and social transformation.
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 0812201027
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
Bolokoli, khifad, tahara, tahoor, qudiin, irua, bondo, kuruna, negekorsigin, and kene-kene are a few of the terms used in local African languages to denote a set of cultural practices collectively known as female circumcision. Practiced in many countries across Africa and Asia, this ritual is hotly debated. Supporters regard it as a central coming-of-age ritual that ensures chastity and promotes fertility. Human rights groups denounce the procedure as barbaric. It is estimated that between 100 million and 130 million girls and women today have undergone forms of this genital surgery. Female Circumcision gathers together African activists to examine the issue within its various cultural and historical contexts, the debates on circumcision regarding African refugee and immigrant populations in the United States, and the human rights efforts to eradicate the practice. This work brings African women's voices into the discussion, foregrounds indigenous processes of social and cultural change, and demonstrates the manifold linkages between respect for women's bodily integrity, the empowerment of women, and democratic modes of economic development. This volume does not focus narrowly on female circumcision as a set of ritualized surgeries sanctioned by society. Instead, the contributors explore a chain of connecting issues and processes through which the practice is being transformed in local and transnational contexts. The authors document shifts in local views to highlight processes of change and chronicle the efforts of diverse communities as agents in the process of cultural and social transformation.
Understanding The Doctrines of Strategic Holiness Volume 1: The Doctrine of Strategic Components of Holiness
Author: Nkemzi Theodore A
Publisher: Outskirts Press
ISBN: 1478795948
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 726
Book Description
The Holy Bible clearly teaches that God Almighty is "Righteous in all His ways and Holy in all His works" (Psalms 145:17). The Word of God makes it abundantly clear that "as he (God Almighty) which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy" (1 Peter 1:15(a)) "because it is written, Be ye holy, for I am holy" (1 Peter 1:16). The Holy Bible is crystal clear (in Second Thessalonians 4:7) that every born again believer has been called unto "Holiness without which no man shall see The Lord" (Hebrews 12:14(b)). You (as a born again believer) have been called to serve The Lord in Righteousness and Holiness all the days of your life here on earth (Luke 1:74-75). Therefore, it's incumbent upon you to understand that when you are saved or born again (John 3:3-6), you are then to walk on "the way of Holiness" to Heaven (Isaiah 35:8) which, indeed, is the narrow way to Heaven: "13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: 14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it" (Matthew 7:13-14). As you study this book, may you be among the few Righteous in these last days (Revelation 3:4) who are walking on the narrow way of Holiness to Heaven in The Mighty Name of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. This is Holiness Unto The Lord Study Text. It's Volume One in the Series. Understanding the Doctrines of Strategic Holiness. It's entitled: The Doctrines of Strategic Components of Holiness. In this Volume: Misconceptions concerning Holiness are explained, The Doctrine of Strategic Components of Holiness is examined, Satan's Deadly Strategic Doctrines (against Holiness) are briefly examined, The Doctrine of Strategic Components of Inner Holiness is stated, 20 Strategic Components of Inner Holiness are examined, The Doctrine of Strategic Components of Outer Holiness is stated, 40 Strategic Components of Outer Holiness are examined, and 60 Holiness Tests are stated. The Goal of this book is to prepare you for Heaven (Hebrews 12:14(b)). In this respect, our prayer is that after having studied it you shall repent and forsake unrighteousness and un-holiness and shall begin to serve Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ wholeheartedly in Righteousness and "Holiness without which no man shall see The Lord" (Hebrews 12:14(b)).
Publisher: Outskirts Press
ISBN: 1478795948
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 726
Book Description
The Holy Bible clearly teaches that God Almighty is "Righteous in all His ways and Holy in all His works" (Psalms 145:17). The Word of God makes it abundantly clear that "as he (God Almighty) which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy" (1 Peter 1:15(a)) "because it is written, Be ye holy, for I am holy" (1 Peter 1:16). The Holy Bible is crystal clear (in Second Thessalonians 4:7) that every born again believer has been called unto "Holiness without which no man shall see The Lord" (Hebrews 12:14(b)). You (as a born again believer) have been called to serve The Lord in Righteousness and Holiness all the days of your life here on earth (Luke 1:74-75). Therefore, it's incumbent upon you to understand that when you are saved or born again (John 3:3-6), you are then to walk on "the way of Holiness" to Heaven (Isaiah 35:8) which, indeed, is the narrow way to Heaven: "13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: 14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it" (Matthew 7:13-14). As you study this book, may you be among the few Righteous in these last days (Revelation 3:4) who are walking on the narrow way of Holiness to Heaven in The Mighty Name of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. This is Holiness Unto The Lord Study Text. It's Volume One in the Series. Understanding the Doctrines of Strategic Holiness. It's entitled: The Doctrines of Strategic Components of Holiness. In this Volume: Misconceptions concerning Holiness are explained, The Doctrine of Strategic Components of Holiness is examined, Satan's Deadly Strategic Doctrines (against Holiness) are briefly examined, The Doctrine of Strategic Components of Inner Holiness is stated, 20 Strategic Components of Inner Holiness are examined, The Doctrine of Strategic Components of Outer Holiness is stated, 40 Strategic Components of Outer Holiness are examined, and 60 Holiness Tests are stated. The Goal of this book is to prepare you for Heaven (Hebrews 12:14(b)). In this respect, our prayer is that after having studied it you shall repent and forsake unrighteousness and un-holiness and shall begin to serve Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ wholeheartedly in Righteousness and "Holiness without which no man shall see The Lord" (Hebrews 12:14(b)).