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[catslash]

Today I had two classes, Medieval Popular Culture and Historical Construction of Sexuality.

Each of my professors took the opportunity to discuss Jesus's foreskin.

I don't even know, you guys.

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[catslash.livejournal.com]

My Medieval Pop Culture prof also mentioned in passing that quite a few churches claimed to have the foreskin, or part of it, as a relic, which would have drawn a lot of believers. (And a lot of believers' donations.) So it has that role in history, too.

I've never thought about circumcision much one way or another - I'm not religious and I don't have kids, so there's never been a reason to. I do find it interesting how different cultures can take different approaches to the same thing, though.

[kita0610.livejournal.com]

I can't imagine why a church would have it, we don't keep the damn thing around. :g:
It is interesting that's a focus at all, but not surprising I suppose, like you said with Western culture's phallic fascination.