Abstract
The real reason or reasons for circumcision remain mysterious. Part of the explanation is that circumcision is a memeplex, a cluster of related and interconnecting cultural units that are transmitted by imitation (memes), as well as by language. This paper considers the interrelationship and transmission of the constituent memes of circumcision, especially that of male infants, in the context of sexual selection and altruism. © 2006 Springer.
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Young, H. (2006). Circumcision as a memeplex. In Bodily Integrity and the Politics of Circumcision: Culture, Controversy, and Change (pp. 1–16). Springer Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-4916-3_1
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