Jews, Muslims and the Ritual Male Circumcision Debate: Religious Diversity and Social Inclusion in Germany
On 7 May 2012, the Cologne regional court ruled that circumcising young boys was a form of previous bodily harm (körperverletzung). Although both Muslims and Jews circumcise infant boys as a religious practice, the Cologne court found that the child’s “fundamental right to bodily integrity” was more...
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Language: | English |
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Cogitatio Press
2016
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Social Inclusion
Year: 2016, Volume: 4, Issue: 2, Pages: 77-86 |
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Muslims
B Social Inclusion B Religious Diversity B Jews B Germany B ritual male circumcision |
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