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According to James DeMeo (1989), male circumcision ([[MGM]]) originated in northeast Africa before the start of recorded history.<ref name="demeo1989">{{REFjournal

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[[Circumcised]] Jewish men encountered significant issues when they tried to blend into Greek society.

Rabbis of the second century responded to the practice of epispsam to increase the injury by mandating ''[[Periah| peri’ah]]'' to change Jewish circumcision, or the complete ablation of the [[foreskin]] in order to prevent Jewish men from engaging in [[foreskin restoration]].<ref name="glick2005" />

It is clear that the [[circumcised]] Jewish men of antiquity needed a long, full-length [[foreskin]] to function in Greek society. It is not clear what other advantages may have been found.

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* [[Epispasm]]

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