circumcision from ancient Judea to modern America Glick, Leonard B. creator text bibliography biography enk Oxford New York Oxford University Press 2005 monographic eng

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xiv, 370 p. ; 24 cm. "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. Leonard B. Glick. Includes bibliographical references (p. [335]-360) and index. n-us--- e-uk-en 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 BM705 .G57 2005 296.4422 Gli 2005 019517674X (Hbk, cloth : alk. paper) 2004020069 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0422/2004020069.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0639/2004020069-d.html http://www.h-net.org/review/hrev-a0e7f2-aa http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0725/2004020069-b.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0422/2004020069.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0639/2004020069-d.html http://www.h-net.org/review/hrev-a0e7f2-aa http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0725/2004020069-b.html DLC 170630 20250605144814.0 13699988