02437ctm a22004214a 4500 13699988 OSt 20250605144814.0 ta 170630s2005 enk b 001 0deng 2004020069 019517674X (Hbk, cloth : alk. paper) DLC DLC DLC pcc n-us--- e-uk-en BM705 .G57 2005 296.4422 Gli 2005 22 Glick, Leonard B. Marked in your flesh : circumcision from ancient Judea to modern America / Leonard B. Glick. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005. xiv, 370 p. ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [335]-360) and index. "This is my covenant" : circumcision in the world of Temple Judaism -- "Great is circumcision" : Christian condemnation, Jewish veneration -- "Offering incense to heaven" : Jewish circumcision in medieval and early modern Europe -- "The height of foulness" : circumcision in European religious and popular culture -- "Trembling of the hands" : radical changes in a pivotal century -- Good sanitarians : circumcision medicalized -- "This little operation" : Jewish-American physicians and twentieth-century circumcision advocacy -- Unanswerable questions, questionable answers : justifying ritual circumcision -- "Deep feelings of nervousness" : circumnavigating the taboo topic. Circumcision Religious aspects Judaism. Circumcision History. Judaism History Medieval and early modern period, 425-1789. Judaism Relations Christianity. Jewish physicians Germany History. Medicine United States History. Medicine England History. Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0422/2004020069.html Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0639/2004020069-d.html Book review (H-Net) http://www.h-net.org/review/hrev-a0e7f2-aa Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0725/2004020069-b.html 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg BK ddc 7352 7352 0 0 ddc 0 0 EGSTL EGSTL CIRC 2025-03-09 0 296.4422 Gli 2005 17162 2025-06-30 00:00:00 2025-03-09 BK