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Re: Origin of circumcision
Robert Dobbs (rdobbs@ix.netcom.com)
4 Nov 1995 19:13:56 GMT
In <1995Nov4.013241.42864@ac.dal.ca> ljcdal@ac.dal.ca writes:
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>Here's a comment that I came across in another newsgroup (whose name I
>am keeping secret, in order to protect it from the foolishness that
>has been haunting sci.anthropology):
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>"Male circumcision is quite common among most groups whose tribal
origins
>can be traced to dry desert environments. Australian Aborigines,
various
>African tribes, most Middle Eastern tribes (including Jews and
Muslims) all
>practice circumcision. The foreskin can be problematic in dry
environments
>with inadequate supplies of water for cleaning - hence this practice
in those
>societies."
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>Now there's a basis for doing some *real* research.
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>LC
>
And penetrating research, too.
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