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=== Religious / ritual ===
=== Religious / ritual ===
Circumcision is also widespread among boys and men, especially in Judaism, in Islamic countries (in childhood) and in Africa.
Circumcision is also widespread among boys and men, especially in [[Judaism]], in [[Islam| Islamic]] countries (in childhood) and in Africa.


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  |Text=In African countries, for example, circumcision is primarily regarded as an initiation rite for adolescents during puberty. The ability to endure the pain that comes with it is considered a prerequisite for becoming man in many tribes. Often it is a prerequisite for having a wife at all, as women attach importance to marrying a man who has endured this ordeal.
  |Text=In African countries, for example, [[circumcision]] is primarily regarded as an initiation rite for adolescents during puberty. The ability to endure the [[pain]] that comes with it is considered a prerequisite for becoming man in many tribes. Often it is a prerequisite for having a wife at all, as women attach importance to marrying a man who has endured this ordeal.
  |ref=<ref name="manndat2009"/>
  |ref=<ref name="manndat2009"/>
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