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Circumcision:
An Ethnomedical StudyThis comprehensive book, now in its 4th edition, has undergone extensive revision with the addition of many new illustrations as well as significant additional and updated text. The 22 chapters and 5 appendices cover such topics as: the anatomy of the penis; diseases and developmental problems; circumcision instruments; circumcision techniques; circumcision rituals in Judaism, Islam, Tribal Africa and the Pacific; case histories; a comprehensive glossary; multi-lingual dictionary; bibliography and Internet resource listing. Written by an eminent academic, this is probably THE definitive work on the historical, medical and ethnographic aspects of circumcision. It is comprehensively illustrated with 200 figures and 17 tables of data. 262 page A4 bound book. Available in English only (Order Code: EMS-EN). |