circumcisions
Ritual infant procedures
Circumcisions are instances of the surgical removal of the foreskin from the penis.
The procedure is performed for religious reasons in Judaism and Islam, for cultural reasons in some societies, and sometimes for medical or hygienic purposes.
Circumcisions are typically performed on infants, though some traditions practice them on older boys.
Penile glans covering
- prepuceFold covering glans
- procedurePrescribed sequence of actions
- surgeryInvasive medical procedure
- urologistUrinary system physician
pediatric · anesthesia · surgical · phimosis · hygiene · complication · healing · postoperative
Jewish infant circumcision ceremony
- covenantBinding formal pledge
- mohelRitual circumcision practitioner
- brisJewish circumcision ceremony
- TorahJudaism's core scripture
Judaism · Islam · Abraham · eighth day · ritual · commandment · blessing · tradition
Control over one's physique
- consentVoluntary agreement given
- human rightsInalienable personal freedoms
- controversyProlonged public disagreement
- debateFormal argument on issues
ethics · medicalization · advocacy · legislation · bioethics · parental rights · harm · choice
Transition-marking ceremony
- initiationFormal admission ceremony
- manhoodAdult male status
- XhosaBantu language with clicks
- traditionCustom passed through generations
coming-of-age · ceremony · tribal · community · elder · celebration · identity · ancestry
foreskin
Penile glans covering
urologist · pediatric · anesthesia · surgical · phimosis · hygiene · complication · healing · postoperative · clinic
brit milah
Jewish infant circumcision ceremony
Torah · Judaism · Islam · Abraham · eighth day · ritual · commandment · blessing · tradition · initiation
bodily autonomy
Control over one's physique
- consentVoluntary agreement given
- human rightsInalienable personal freedoms
- controversyProlonged public disagreement
debate · ethics · medicalization · advocacy · legislation · bioethics · parental rights · harm · choice · voluntary
rite of passage
Transition-marking ceremony
- initiationFormal admission ceremony
- manhoodAdult male status
- XhosaBantu language with clicks
tradition · coming-of-age · ceremony · tribal · community · elder · celebration · identity · ancestry · custom
- ritual circumcision
- female circumcisionCutting of female genitalia
- circumcision ceremonyRitual surgical removal of foreskin
- infant circumcisionSurgical removal of newborn's foreskin