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According to traditional Jewish law, in the absence of a grown free Jewish male expert, anyone who has the required skills is also authorized to perform the circumcision, if they are Jewish. [ 36 ] [ 37 ] Yet, most streams of non-Orthodox Judaism allow women to be mohalot ( Hebrew : מוֹהֲלוֹת , plural of מוֹהֶלֶת ...
Circumcision is widely practiced by the Druze: [65] practiced as a cultural tradition, and has no religious significance. [66] No special interval is specified: Druze infants are usually circumcised shortly after birth, [ 67 ] however some remain uncircumcised until age ten or older. [ 67 ]
According to traditional Jewish law, if no Jewish male expert is available, a Jewish woman who has the required skills is also authorized to perform the circumcision. [16] Non-Orthodox Judaism allows women to be mohalot ( מוֹהֲלוֹת , plural of מוֹהֶלֶת , 'mohelet' , feminine of mohel ), without restriction.
Circumcision and/or subincision, often as part of an intricate coming of age ritual, was a common practice among the Aboriginal peoples of Australia and most Pacific islanders at first contact with Western travellers. It is still practiced in the traditional way by some of the population. [12] [13]
Circumcision of Christ, Menologion of Basil II, 979–984. The Feast of the Circumcision of Christ is a Christian celebration of the circumcision of Jesus in accordance with Jewish tradition, eight days (according to the Semitic and southern European calculation of intervals of days) [1] after his birth, the occasion on which the child was formally given his name.
Circumcision in Africa, and the rites of initiation in Africa, as well as "the frequent resemblance between details of ceremonial procedure in areas thousands of kilometres apart, indicate that the circumcision ritual has an old tradition behind it and in its present form is the result of a long process of development."
An ancient illustration of circumcision. A sandek or sandak (Hebrew: סנדק "companion of child") is a person honored at a Jewish brit milah (circumcision) ceremony, traditionally either by holding the baby boy on the knees or thighs while the mohel performs the brit milah, or by handing the baby to the mohel. [1]
The Jewish and Islamic traditions both see circumcision as a way to distinguish a group from its neighbours. [29] The Bible records "uncircumcised" being used as a derogatory reference for opponents [30] and Jewish victory in battle that culminated in mass post-mortem circumcision, to provide an account of the number of enemy casualties. [31]