Is Physical Alteration a Sufficient Reason to Prohibit Ritual Infant Circumcision?
European culture and thought have long disfavored ritual child circumcision, which is obligatory to Jews and Muslims. Much opposition to this practice hinges on the notion that it represents an unwarranted unconsented physical assault on the child. This article takes issue with that conclusion. Furt...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Springer Science + Business Media B. V.
2021
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Journal of religion and health
Year: 2021, Volume: 60, Issue: 3, Pages: 1672-1693 |
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Physical alteration
B Judaism B Autonomy B Circumcision B Kant |
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