History of circumcision from the earliest times to the presentFront matterReading editionChapter navigation32 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterHISTORY OF CIRCUMCISION FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES TO THE PRESENT.PREFACE.INTRODUCTION.Chapter I · Antiquity of Circumcision.Chapter II · Theories as to the Origin of Circumcision.Chapter III · Spread of Circumcision.Chapter IV · Circumcision Among Savage Tribes.Chapter V · Infibulation, Muzzling, and other Curious Practices.Chapter VI · Attempts to Abolish Circumcision.Chapter VII · Miracles and the Holy Prepuce.Chapter VIII · History of Emasculation, Castration, and Eunuchism.Chapter IX · Philosophical Considerations Relating to Eunuchism and Medicine.Chapter X · Hermaphrodism and Hypospadias.Chapter XI · Religio Medici.Chapter XII · Hebraic Circumcision.Chapter XIII · Mezizah, the Fourth or Objectionable Act of Suction.Chapter XIV · What are the Benefits of Circumcision?Chapter XV · Predisposition to and Exemption and Immunity from Disease.Chapter XVI · The Prepuce, Syphilis, and Phthisis.Chapter XVII · Some Reasons for Being Circumcised.Chapter XVIII · The Prepuce as an Outlaw, and its Effects on the Glans.Chapter XIX · Is the Prepuce a Natural Physiological Appendage?Chapter XX · The Prepuce, Phimosis, and Cancer.Chapter XXI · The Prepuce and Gangrene of the Penis.Chapter XXII · The Prepuce, Calculi, and Other Annoyances.Chapter XXIII · Reflex Neuroses and the Prepuce.Chapter XXIV · Dysuria, Enuresis, and Retention of Urine.Chapter XXV · General Systemic Diseases Induced by the Prepuce.Chapter XXVI · Surgical Operations Performed on the Prepuce.WORKS AND AUTHORITIES QUOTED.INDEXBeginning of this editionNext chapter →HISTORY OF CIRCUMCISION FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES TO THE PRESENT.All chapters and sections (32)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsHISTORY OF CIRCUMCISION FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES TO THE PRESENT.PREFACE.INTRODUCTION.Chapters1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526Other sectionsWORKS AND AUTHORITIES QUOTED.INDEXNo. 11 IN THE PHYSICIANS’ AND STUDENTS’ READY REFERENCE SERIES◇HISTORY OF CIRCUMCISION FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES TO THE PRESENT. →