Notes and queries on anthropology / edited for the Council of the Anthropological Institute by John George Garson, M.D. and Charles Hercules Read, F.S.A.

Date:
1892
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    ill different centres than others for which ordinary causes can be assigned ; and it will therefore be of interest to trace all the varieties of the custom as it is practised amongst different tribes and races, and to record the reasons given for it at the present time or in the past history of the people. 1. Does the custom prevail at the present time ? or is it known to have existed in times past ? 2. Is it known, though not practised ? and is it spoken of as a barbarous custom when practised by others'? 3. Is it performed upon males or females, or both ? 4. At what age is it performed on males and , females ? 5. Does the custom in regard to males and females appear to have the same or a different origin ? 6. Who per- forms the operation on the different sexes—old women, priests, or midwives ? 7. Is the position of circumcisor con- sidered especially honourable ? 8. Is it illegal after a certain age 1 9. Is the operation performed with any sjaecial instru- ments 1 10. What is the part cut off in males ? ditto in females 1 11. Is it fully performed ? or is it only a vestige of the custom] 12. Are any otiier incisions made upon the body at the same time ? what is their meaning ? Give drawings of them. 13. Does this apply to males and females alike 1 14. What is done with the parts cut ofi ? 15. Any special custom with respect to the blood ? 16. Is any godfather or godmother appointed? 17. Is a name given to the person at the time or subsequently ? 18. Is any particular dress worn on the occasion 1 19. Is the person to be circumcised led upon a horse, ass, or mule ? 20. Is anything done to heal the wound ? 21. For how long is the circumcised person exempt irom labour ? 22. With what other ceremonies does it appear to be especially connected l 23. Are any lustration practice? especially associated with it ? 24. Is it considered a religious duty, a law, or only a custom ? 25. Does happiness in a fucure state depend on it ? 26. Is there any tradition respecting it 1 27. Can its origin be traced to any other tribe, race, or locality 1 28. What is the recognized name for it 1 29. Is it ever performed after death ? 30. Is there any reason to suppose it was established as an offering of part of the organ