Circumcision

In Ngugi’s “The River Between” we get a glimpse of the more domestic side of female life where cultural rituals are seen clashing with the christian mindset of the colonists. The religious importance of circumcision in the African society is portrayed which is viewed as barbaric by the ‘whites’. The resurrection of the old African myths along with the unabridged conflict between the Gikuyu tribe and Christianity are prominent themes in Ngugi’s books. The stature…

The birthing process is known as a physiology, biological, and cultural event. Birth is globally marked as a life crisis that is also a biological phenomenon. Each cultural has their own pattern of birth which includes individual beliefs and practices around the birth (Sargent, 2004). “We find that within any given system, birth practices appear packaged into a relatively uniform systemic, standardized, ritualized, even morally required routine”. The life cycle of conception is recognized…

cutting and snipping is taking place. Male circumcision is frequently done for a variety of reasons ranging from religious views to supposed health benefits and sometimes aesthetic reasons. The most of the religious views see the foreskin as something that is unclean and must be removed as a symbol as purification. The most common side effects of male circumcision include bleeding and infection. Some supposed health benefits thought to be the result of circumcision include a the procedure is…

Introduction: In Judaism, they have many different rituals, which strongly reflect upon their beliefs. Rituals are used in all religions as a way to express their beliefs in their particular religion. A ritual has a sacred purpose. The actions of a ritual are symbolic representations of religious beliefs. All of the rituals that Jews practise have connections to their beliefs; nothing is done aimlessly and without purpose. Kosher: In Judaism if something is kosher, then it means that it…

Introduction The birth is considered to be the most significant stage in human life. People around the world, despite their religions celebrate this great event by performing some rituals as welcoming the newborn baby and preparing the child to life and to their religion’s obligatory. These rituals vary from one religion to another, but sometime there are common rites between the world’s religions, whether in the meaning of practicing some ritual or in the exact ritual. This…

Circumcision decreases a person chance of passing infection, yet it is unideal and unethical. Many people refuse circumcision due to personal or religious reasons, and the risk of surgery could cause more damage, risking a person’s life especially as men get older. One man assumed responsibility to force circumcision for prevention, and one journal stated, “Unfortunately the same people went to police to report…

place them into a different perspective. For example, rites do not have to be solely religious but social too, circumcision in Africa is seen as a mode of the boys becoming men. If a boy does not maintain a stoic manner then he shames his family, however, if he does then he is a man and he has brought good fortune to the family. In America, there isn’t as much of a need for public circumcisions or “family honor” because there are such widely different groups of people that do not relate to any…

the law are Jews in their hearts. Paul states that the ones who live under the laws of circumcision as the Jews do does not necessarily mean that they live under the law of God, because they first must me circumcised in their hearts. Romans 2: 28, “A person is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is circumcision merely outward and physical. No, a person is a Jew who is one inwardly, and circumcision is circumcision of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the written code.” (NIV). Some even to this…

Ancient Hebrews and the Egyptians The emergence of Hebrew monotheism (1500-600B.C.) and Egyptians polytheism have helped create the world today when it comes to religion. Both the Egyptians and the ancient Hebrews had a major influence on the ancient world but they also had very different religions and religious practices. The ancient Hebrew’s were monotheistic and the Egyptians were polytheistic. The two different religious views greatly affected society in the ancient world, causing conflict…

living on an island known for lying, gluttony, evil, and laziness. Titus 1:10 says, “For there are many rebellious people, full of meaningless talk and deception, especially those of the circumcision group.” (NIV). This circumcision group were the Judaizers “Jewish believers who believed Gentiles must submit to circumcision, as prescribed by Moses, else they cannot be saved” (Gundry, 2012, A Survey of the New Testament, p. 356). Christians were to be self-disciplined individuals, and must be…