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Re: Origin of circumcision
ljcdal@ac.dal.ca
10 Nov 95 00:13:50 -0400
In article <47ge1k$l9q@ixnews3.ix.netcom.com>, rdobbs@ix.netcom.com (Robert Dobbs) writes:
> In <1995Nov4.013241.42864@ac.dal.ca> ljcdal@ac.dal.ca writes:
>>
>>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.
>>
>>
>>LC
>>
> And penetrating research, too.
Yes indeed. You've got the cultural activity. You've got the material
conditions. Now go forth and scrutinize.
LC
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