Why aren't Jewish women circumcised? : gender and covenant in Judaism - Cohen, Shaye J. D. (Berkeley : University of California Press, 2005)
Pt. I. Jewish circumcision and Christian polemics. A canonical history of Jewish circumcision -- Were Jewish women ever circumcised? -- Christian questions, Christian responses -- From reticence to polemic -- Pt. II. Why aren't Jewish women circumcised? four responses. The celebration of manhood -- The reduction of lust and the unmanning of men -- True faith and the exemption of women -- The celebration of womanhood.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-292) and indexes.
Keywords: Berit milah -- History; Circumcision -- Religious aspects -- Judaism; Women in rabbinical literature; Rabbinical literature -- History and criticism; Jews -- Identity