History of Circumcision from the Earliest Times to the Present (1891)

Found in this volume is the history of circumcision, moral & practical reasons for its performance, with a history of eunuchism, hermaphrodism, etc. and of the different operations practiced upon the prepuce. It represents No. 11 in the Physicians’ & Students’ Ready Reference Series. Sample contents: antiquity of circumcision; theories as to the origins of circumcision; attempts to abolish circumcision; infibulation, muzzling & other curious practices.