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[Sexual mutilations through ages].

G Androutsos¹, M Karamanou, C Tsigris

¹Service d'Histoire de la Médecine, Hôpital Laiko.

Revue Medicale De Bruxelles

|February 5, 2013

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This historical overview examines ethnic genital mutilations, including circumcision and infibulation, performed for religious, aesthetic, moral, or hygienic reasons. These practices have long captivated human interest and are explored in this study.

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Area of Science:

Social Sciences
Medical History
Cultural Anthropology

Context:

Ethnic mutilations encompass voluntary procedures for religious, aesthetic, moral, or hygienic reasons.
Genital mutilation, a subset of ethnic mutilation, includes practices like circumcision, castration, emasculation, infibulation, and excision.
These practices have historically intrigued the human mind, necessitating a detailed overview.

Purpose:

To provide a historical overview of ethnic genital mutilations.
To document the various forms of genital mutilation and their underlying motivations.
To explore the enduring human fascination with these practices.

Summary:

This work presents a historical overview of ethnic genital mutilations.
It covers diverse practices such as circumcision, castration, infibulation, and excision.
The study highlights the consistent human interest in these procedures throughout history.

Impact:

Provides a comprehensive historical record of genital mutilation practices.
Contributes to understanding the cultural and historical context of body modification.
Offers insights into the long-standing human fascination with ritualistic procedures.