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History of Circumcision

by P. C. Remondino

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  1. 1Preface
  2. 2Introduction
  3. 3Chapter I — Antiquity of Circumcision
  4. 4Chapter II — Theories as to the Origin of Circumcision
  5. 5Chapter III — Spread of Circumcision
  6. 6Chapter IV — Circumcision Among Savage Tribes
  7. 7Chapter V — Infibulation, Muzzling, and Other Curious Practices
  8. 8Chapter VI — Attempts to Abolish Circumcision
  9. 9Chapter VII — Miracles and the Holy Prepuce
  10. 10Chapter VIII — History of Emasculation, Castration, and Eunuchism
  11. 11Chapter IX — Philosophical Considerations Relating to Eunuchism and…
  12. 12Chapter X — Hermaphrodism and Hypospadias
  13. 13Chapter XI — Religio Medici
  14. 14Chapter XII — Hebraic Circumcision
  15. 15Chapter XIII — Mezizah, the Fourth or Objectionable Act of Suction
  16. 16Chapter XIV — What Are the Benefits of Circumcision?
  17. 17Chapter XV — Predisposition to and Exemption and Immunity From Disease
  18. 18Chapter XVI — The Prepuce, Syphilis, and Phthisis
  19. 19Chapter XVII — Some Reasons for Being Circumcised
  20. 20Chapter XVIII — The Prepuce as an Outlaw, and Its Effects on the Glans
  21. 21Chapter XIX — Is the Prepuce a Natural Physiological Appendage?
  22. 22Chapter XX — The Prepuce, Phimosis, and Cancer
  23. 23Chapter XXI — The Prepuce and Gangrene of the Penis
  24. 24Chapter XXII — The Prepuce, Calculi, and Other Annoyances
  25. 25Chapter XXIII — Reflex Neuroses and the Prepuce
  26. 26Chapter XXIV — Dysuria, Enuresis, and Retention of Urine
  27. 27Chapter XXV — General Systemic Diseases Induced by the Prepuce
  28. 28Chapter XXVI — Surgical Operations Performed on the Prepuce
  29. 29Notes to Text
  30. 30Works and Authorities Quoted

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