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Circumcision in Africa, and the rites of initiation in Africa, as well as "the frequent resemblance between details of ceremonial procedure in areas thousands of kilometres apart, indicate that the circumcision ritual has an old tradition behind it and in its present form is the result of a long process of development."
Circumcision is near-universal among Coptic Christians, [145] and they practice circumcision as a rite of passage. [2] [121] [123] [146] The Ethiopian Orthodox Church calls for circumcision, with near-universal prevalence among Orthodox men in Ethiopia. [2]
Penis before and after circumcision. Circumcision is the removal of the foreskin, the double-layered fold of skin, mucosal and muscular tissue at the distal end of the human penis. [33] Around half of all circumcisions worldwide are performed for reasons of preventive healthcare; half for religious or cultural reasons.
Infibulation is the ritual removal of the vulva and its suturing, a practice found mainly in northeastern Africa, particularly in Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Sudan. [1] The World Health Organization refers to the procedure as Type III female genital mutilation .
At Oued Djerat, in Algeria, engraved rock art with masked bowmen, which feature male circumcision and may be a scene involving ritual, have been dated to earlier than 6000 BP amid the Bubaline Period; [22] more specifically, while possibly dating much earlier than 10,000 BP, rock art walls from the Bubaline Period have been dated between 9200 BP and 5500 BP. [23]
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Circumcision is not required in Yazidism, but is practised by some Yazidis due to regional customs. [97] Circumcision is forbidden in Mandaeism, [98] and the sign of the Jews given to Abraham by God, circumcision, is considered abhorrent. [99] According to the Mandaean doctrine a circumcised man cannot serve as a priest. [100]
Forced circumcision is the circumcision of men and boys against their will. [1] In a biblical context, the term is used especially in relation to Paul the Apostle and his polemics against the circumcision controversy in early Christianity . [ 2 ]