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Marked in Your Flesh: Circumcision from Ancient Judea to Modern America Glick, Leonard B. (Professor of Anthropology, Professor of Anthropology, Hampshire College (Emeritus))
Marked in Your Flesh: Circumcision from Ancient Judea to Modern America
Glick, Leonard B. (Professor of Anthropology, Professor of Anthropology, Hampshire College (Emeritus))
Offers a history of Jewish and Christian beliefs about circumcision from its ancient origins. This book shows that Jewish American physicians were especially vocal and influential champions of the practice which serves to erase the visible difference between Jewish and gentile males.
384 pages, black & white illustrations
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | December 7, 2006 |
| ISBN13 | 9780195315943 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Pages | 384 |
| Dimensions | 153 × 229 × 24 mm · 562 g |
| Language | English |