Flesh and Blood
Subtitle: Perspectives on the Problem of Circumcision in Contemporary Society
Contributors: George C. Denniston (Editor); Frederick Mansfield Hodges (Editor); Marilyn Fayre Milos (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: December 31, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 270
ISBN-13: 9780306483332
Subjects: Biology, Life Sciences; Social Science; Sociology; Customs & Traditions; Judaism - Rituals & Practice; Medical / Surgery / General; Religion : Judaism - Rituals & Practice; Social Science / Customs & Traditions; Anthropology - Cultural; Gender Studies; Circumcision; Social aspects; Surgery, Unnecessary
First sentence: In recent years, the new biotechnology revolution, instead of providing greater incentives for respecting human dignity, has provided the medical industry with additional inducements for maintaining antiquated hospital routines that were established in the 1950s.