Encyclopedia - Castration: Encyclopedia - Castration
Castration, gelding, neutering, orchiectomy, or orchidectomy is any action, surgical, chemical, or otherwise, by which a biological male ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Castration: Encyclopedia Ii - Castration - Castration In Humans
Castration - History. The method of castration has roots before recorded human history. Castration was frequently used in certain cultu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Castration: Encyclopedia Ii - Castration - Castration In Humans
Castration - History. The practice of castration has roots before recorded human history. Castration was frequently used in certain cul...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Burdizzo: Encyclopedia - Burdizzo
Burdizzo is a castration method that uses a large clamp to break the blood vessels leading into the testicles. These have also been used...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Castration Anxiety: Encyclopedia - Castration Anxiety
Castration anxiety is an idea put forth by Sigmund Freud in his writings on the Oedipus complex; it posits a deep-seated fear or anxiety ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eunuch: Encyclopedia - Eunuch
A eunuch is an infertile human male whose testicles have either been removed (deliberately or by accident) or are otherwise non-functiona...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vagina Dentata: Encyclopedia - Vagina Dentata
Vagina dentata is Latin for toothed vagina. The myth of the vagina dentata in the Western world was popularized chiefly by Sigmund Freud,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alessandro Moreschi: Encyclopedia - Alessandro Moreschi
Alessandro Moreschi (November 11, 1858 - April 21, 1922) was one of the most famous castrati singers of the late 19th century, and was th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Body Modification: Encyclopedia - Body Modification
Body modification (or body alteration) is the permanent or semi-permanent deliberate altering of the human body for non-medical reasons, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dryad: Encyclopedia - Dryad
Dryads are female tree spirits in Greek mythology. In Greek drys signifies 'oak,' from an Indo-European root *derew(o)- 'tree' or 'wood.'...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sterilization Surgical Procedure: Encyclopedia - Sterilization Surgical Procedure
Sterilization is a surgical technique leaving a male or female unable to procreate. It is a method of birth control. A vasectomy in male...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Marshall Applewhite: Encyclopedia - Marshall Applewhite
Do (né Marshall Herff Applewhite) (May 17, 1931 - c. March 26, 1997) was the leader of the Heaven's Gate cult. He died in the cult's sui...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Punishment: Encyclopedia - Punishment
Physical abuse Torture / Severe Corporal punishment Psychological abuse Humiliation / Intimidation / Bullying Hate speech / Manipulation ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cattle: Encyclopedia - Cattle
Cattle (called cows in vernacular usage) are domesticated ungulates, a member of the subfamily Bovinae of the family Bovidae. They are ra...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adamant: Encyclopedia - Adamant
Adamant and similar words are used to refer to any especially hard substance, whether composed of diamond, some other gemstone, or some t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nocturnal Emission: Encyclopedia - Nocturnal Emission
A nocturnal emission is an ejaculation of semen experienced during sleep. It is also called a "wet dream", an involuntary orgasm, or simp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Noahide Laws: Encyclopedia - Noahide Laws
The Noahide Laws (Hebrew: שבע מצוות בני נח -- Seven Noahide Laws), also called the Brit Noah ("Covenant [of] Noah") are the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Atargatis: Encyclopedia - Atargatis
Atargatis, in Aramaic ‘Atar‘atah, was a Syrian deity, more commonly known to the Greeks by a shortened form of the name, Derceto or D...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Genital Modification And Mutilation: Encyclopedia Ii - Genital Modification And Mutilation - Types Of Genital Alteration
The alterations listed below may be undertaken voluntarily by some individuals; they may also be performed for medical reasons or perform...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Genghis Khan: Encyclopedia Ii - Genghis Khan - Death And Burial
During his last campaign with the Tangut Empire during which Genghis Khan was fighting with the Khwarezmid Empire, Genghis Khan died on A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Genghis Khan: Encyclopedia Ii - Genghis Khan - Death And Burial
During his last campaign with the Tangut Empire during which Genghis Khan was fighting with the Khwarezmid Empire, Genghis Khan died on A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Genghis Khan: Encyclopedia Ii - Genghis Khan - Death And Burial
During his last campaign with the Tangut Empire during which Genghis Khan was fighting with the Khwarezmid Empire, Genghis Khan died on A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eunuch: Encyclopedia Ii - Eunuch - Religious Castration
The Galli, followers of the goddess Cybele practiced ritual self-castration, sanguinaria. Even in Christian times the practice continued;...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eunuch: Encyclopedia Ii - Eunuch - Involuntary Disorder
The body dysmorphic disorder or dysmorphophobia characterized by desire to be a eunuch is called skoptic syndrome, named after the Skoptz...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Genital Modification And Mutilation: Encyclopedia Ii - Genital Modification And Mutilation - Elective Genital Alteration
In some cases, people elect to have their genitals pierced, tattooed or otherwise altered for aesthetic or other reasons. Such modificati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Penis Removal: Encyclopedia Ii - Penis Removal - Human Penis Removal In Medicine And Psychology
Some men have penile amputations, known as penectomies, for medical reasons. Cancer, for example, sometimes necessitates removal of all o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Body Modification: Encyclopedia Ii - Body Modification - Controversy
One controversial objective of body modification is the attempt to resemble another race, such as Asians having their epicanthal folds mo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Genital Modification And Mutilation: Encyclopedia Ii - Genital Modification And Mutilation - Circumcision
Issues surrounding female circumcision, also known as female genital mutilation or FGM, became prominent in the English-speaking world in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cry To Heaven: Encyclopedia Ii - Cry To Heaven - Motifs
Although Cry to Heaven is not considered one of Anne Rice's pornographic novels, it stands out because of its constant, graphic, and roma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sistine Chapel Choir: Encyclopedia Ii - Sistine Chapel Choir - The Second Golden Age Followed By The Second Decline 1898-1956
The accession of the Pope Pius X, arguably the most musical pope since St. Gregory the Great, caused a complete turn-around in the qualit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vagina Dentata: Encyclopedia Ii - Vagina Dentata - Examples In Popular Culture And Literature
One adaptation of this myth within a Western context comes from the motion picture Liquid Sky, in which one of the protagonists is said t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Depo Provera: Encyclopedia Ii - Depo Provera - Disadvantages & Side Effects
Depo Provera - Black box warning. While it has long been known that Depo-Provera causes bone loss, it has recently been discovered that...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Penis Removal: Encyclopedia Ii - Penis Removal - Involuntary Penis Removal Assault
There have been incidents in which men have been assaulted, usually by their girlfriends or wives, by having their penises severed. Loren...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sterilization Surgical Procedure: Encyclopedia Ii - Sterilization Surgical Procedure - Vasectomy
Vasectomy should not be confused with castration: vasectomy does not involve removal of the testicles and it affects neither the producti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Gays In Nazi Germany And The Holocaust: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Gays In Nazi Germany And The Holocaust - Summary
Gay men were one more group targeted during the time of the Holocaust. More specifically, homosexuality was deemed incompatible with Nati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Edicts Of Ashoka: Encyclopedia Ii - Edicts Of Ashoka - Moral Precepts
The Dharma preached by Ashoka is explained mainly in term of moral precepts, based on the doing of good deeds, respect for others, genero...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ed Gein: Encyclopedia Ii - Ed Gein - Death
Gein died of cancer in 1984 at the age of 78 in the Mendota State Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin. His body was interred at Plainfield Cem...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Empress Xu Pingjun: Encyclopedia Ii - Empress Xu Pingjun - As Empress
Also in 75 BC, the unexpected would happen. After the death of Bingyi's granduncle, Emperor Zhao, the regent Huo Guang, having been dissa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chicken: Encyclopedia Ii - Chicken - Chickens As Food
Chickens serve as one of the most common meats in the world, and are frequently prepared as food in a large number of ways. There is sign...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Noahide Laws: Encyclopedia Ii - Noahide Laws - Subdividing The Seven Laws
Various rabbinic sources have different positions on the way the seven laws are to be subdivided in categories. Maimonides (Melakhim 10:6...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Male Circumcision: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Male Circumcision - Male Circumcision To Prevent Masturbation
Non-religious circumcision in English-speaking countries arose in a climate of sexual fear, especially concerning masturbation. In her 19...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Child Sexual Abuse: Encyclopedia Ii - Child Sexual Abuse - List Of Activities Considered Csa
In countries and jurisdictions where child/adult sexual behavior is illegal, it is a criminal offense, although the list (range) of activ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rape: Encyclopedia Ii - Rape - Rape And Punishment
Rape - Punishment of assailants. Most societies consider rape to be a grave offense, and punish it accordingly. Punishment for rape in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Origen: Encyclopedia Ii - Origen - Life
Origen - Early training. His full name was apparently Origenes Adamantius. He was educated by his father, Leonides, on the Bible and in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rape: Encyclopedia Ii - Rape - Rape And Punishment
Rape - Punishment of assailants. Most societies consider rape to be a grave offense, and punish it accordingly. Punishment for rape in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cattle: Encyclopedia Ii - Cattle - Ox
Oxen (plural of ox) are cattle trained as draft animals. Often they are adult, castrated males. Usually an ox is over four years old due ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Body Modification: Encyclopedia Ii - Body Modification - Typology Of Body Modification
Body art is every body modification for artistic or aesthetic reasons. However the term is often extended to all socially significant mar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ed Gein: Encyclopedia Ii - Ed Gein - Arrest
Police investigating the disappearance of store clerk Bernice Worden in Plainfield, Wisconsin, on November 16, 1957, suspected Gein to be...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cattle: Encyclopedia Ii - Cattle - Ox
Oxen (plural of ox) are cattle trained as draft animals. Often they are adult, castrated males. Usually an ox is over four years old due ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ed Gein: Encyclopedia Ii - Ed Gein - Arrest
Police investigating the disappearance of store clerk Bernice Worden in Plainfield, Wisconsin, on November 16, 1957, suspected Gein to be...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Noahide Laws: Encyclopedia Ii - Noahide Laws - Recent Developments
Judaism does not usually support proselytization, but some Jewish groups have been active in promoting Noahidism among non-Jews, particul...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Punishment: Encyclopedia Ii - Punishment - History And Rationale
Michel Foucault describes in detail the evolution of punishment from hanging, drawing and quartering of medieval times to the modern syst...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ed Gein: Encyclopedia Ii - Ed Gein - Deaths Of Family Members
By the time George died in 1940, Henry had begun to reject Augusta's view of the world. He had even taken to bad-mouthing her within ears...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ed Gein: Encyclopedia Ii - Ed Gein - Deaths Of Family Members
By the time George died in 1940, Henry had begun to reject Augusta's view of the world. He had even taken to bad-mouthing her within ears...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Capital Punishment In The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Capital Punishment In The United Kingdom - Origins
Hanging by the neck as form of capital punishment was introduced to Britain by the Anglo-Saxon invaders of the 5th century. By the 10th c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sexual Abstinence: Encyclopedia Ii - Sexual Abstinence - Abstinence
Lifelong (or at least long-term) abstinence, often associated with religious ascetism, is distinguished from chastity before marriage. Ab...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emperor Xuan Of Han: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor Xuan Of Han - Family Background And Early Life
Emperor Xuan of Han - Parentage disaster and a barely spared young life. Liu Bingyi was born in 91 BC to Liu Jin, the son of then-Crown...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gaze: Encyclopedia Ii - Gaze - Effects Of Gaze
Gazing and seeing someone gaze upon another provides us with a lot of information about our relationship to the subjects, or the relation...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Transsexuality: Encyclopedia Ii - Transsexuality - Retransitions
While rare, transsexuals sometimes choose to retransition to their original sex. However, every recent study done on the number of these ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Transsexuality: Encyclopedia Ii - Transsexuality - Causes Of Transsexualism
There is no scientifically proven cause of transsexualism. However, many theories have been proposed which suggest that the cause of tran...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chicken: Encyclopedia Ii - Chicken - Issues With Mass Production
Many animal advocates object to killing chickens for food or object to the factory farm conditions under which they are raised. Commercia...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Circumcision: Encyclopedia Ii - Circumcision - Consent
The issue of consent is of particular relevance to circumcision because it is often done to infants, who are unable to consent to this, o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cult Suicide: Encyclopedia Ii - Cult Suicide - Suspected Cult Suicides
Cult suicide - Branch Davidians. The April 1993 deaths of the Branch Davidians near Waco, Texas was deemed to be a cult suicide by vari...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Penis Envy: Encyclopedia Ii - Penis Envy - Feminist Criticisms And Disputation
Feminists generally regard this theory as sexist. In turn, feminists themselves have been accused of suffering from penis envy, as tradit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Domestic Goat: Encyclopedia Ii - Domestic Goat - Showing
Goat breeders' clubs frequently hold shows, where goats are judged on traits relating to conformation, udder quality, evidence of high pr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ed Gein: Encyclopedia Ii - Ed Gein - Childhood
Ed Gein was born to George P. Gein (1873-1940) and Augusta T. Gein (1878-1945) on August 27, 1906, in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Edward had a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ed Gein: Encyclopedia Ii - Ed Gein - Popular Culture
Ed Gein - Films. Ed Gein's crimes became widely known because they were believed to have inspired the novel Psycho by Robert Bloch (Bl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Legal Aspects Of Transsexualism: Encyclopedia Ii - Legal Aspects Of Transsexualism - Australia
Re Kevin - validity of marriage of transsexual ([2001] FamCA 1074, online copy) is a groundbreaking recent judgement of the Family Court ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Masculism: Encyclopedia Ii - Masculism - Criticisms Of Masculism
While agreeing that they are legitimate concerns underrepresented in society, some critics of masculism disagree with the approach being ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ed Gein: Encyclopedia Ii - Ed Gein - Childhood
Ed Gein was born to George P. Gein (1873-1940) and Augusta T. Gein (1878-1945) on August 27, 1906, in La Crosse, Wisconsin. He also had a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ed Gein: Encyclopedia Ii - Ed Gein - Popular Culture
Ed Gein - Films. Ed Gein's crimes became widely known after Robert Bloch's novel Psycho was released in 1959, followed a year later by...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chicken: Encyclopedia Ii - Chicken - Issues With Mass Production
Many animal advocates object to killing chickens for food or object to the factory farm conditions under which they are raised. Commercia...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Muslim Controversies Related To Nikah Mut'ah: Encyclopedia Ii - Muslim Controversies Related To Nikah Mut'ah - Sunni Viewpoint
Temporary Marriage was a custom of the pre-Islamic Arabs. It was used as a convenience shield, as it was seen useful in the case where a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rape: Encyclopedia Ii - Rape - Reporting
Rape - Underreporting. According to the 1999 United States National Crime Victimization Survey, only 39% of rapes and sexual assaults w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rape: Encyclopedia Ii - Rape - Reporting
Rape - Underreporting. According to the 1999 United States National Crime Victimization Survey, only 39% of rapes and sexual assaults w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Transsexuality: Encyclopedia Ii - Transsexuality - Gender Reassignment Therapy
Most transsexual men and women suffer from great psychological and emotional pain due to the conflict between their gender identity and t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Circumcision: Encyclopedia Ii - Circumcision - History Of Circumcision
It has been variously proposed that circumcision began as a religious sacrifice, as a rite of passage marking a boy's entrance into adult...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Circumcision: Encyclopedia Ii - Circumcision - History Of Circumcision
It has been variously proposed that circumcision began as a religious sacrifice, as a rite of passage marking a boy's entrance into adult...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Origen: Encyclopedia Ii - Origen - Views
Origen - Philosophical and religious. Origen, trained in the school of Clement and by his father, was essentially a Platonist with occa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baldness: Encyclopedia Ii - Baldness - Approaches To Baldness
Baldness - Psychological implications. The psychological implications for individuals experiencing hair loss vary widely. There can be ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Male Circumcision: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Male Circumcision - Male Circumcision In The 19th Century And Beyond
Until well into the Nineteenth Century, the same sentiments prevailed. Richard Burton observed that "Christendom practically holds circu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Circumcision: Encyclopedia Ii - Circumcision - Ethical Issues
Circumcising infants as a public health measure is controversial. In cultures such as the USA, lay people may regard infant circumcision ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baldness: Encyclopedia Ii - Baldness - Approaches To Baldness
Baldness - Psychological implications. The psychological implications for individuals experiencing hair loss vary widely. There can be ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Child Sexual Abuse: Encyclopedia Ii - Child Sexual Abuse - Offenders
Most offenders are situational offenders (pseudopedophiles) rather than pedophiles. They are rarely strangers, but relatives or acquainta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rape: Encyclopedia Ii - Rape - Effects Of Rape
A proportion of violent sexual assaults end with the death or serious injury of the victim. Other consequences can include pregnancy or s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rape: Encyclopedia Ii - Rape - Effects Of Rape
A proportion of violent sexual assaults end with the death or serious injury of the victim. Other consequences can include pregnancy or s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Circumcision: Encyclopedia Ii - Circumcision - Reasons For Circumcision
Circumcision is performed for religious, aesthetic, cultural, or medical reasons, or as a form of body modification. Circumcision - Reli...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Inclusive Fitness: Encyclopedia Ii - Inclusive Fitness - Inclusive Fitness In The Family Structure
Inclusive fitness may also be applied to the familial structure. Parents are frequently self-sacrificing towards their children with the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Horse: Encyclopedia Ii - Horse - The Origin Of Modern Horse Breeds
Horses come in various sizes and shapes. The draft breeds can top 20 hands (80 inches, 2 metres) while the smallest miniature horses can ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion And Sexual Orientation: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion And Sexual Orientation - View That Homosexuality Is Moral, Morally Acceptable, Or Is Not An Issue Of Morality
The view that homosexuality is moral, morally acceptable, or that morality does not apply come from religious groups, human rights groups...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion And Sexual Orientation: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion And Sexual Orientation - Genetic Determination, Choice, And Change
Some view sexual orientation as not a matter of choice, but rather genetically or otherwise inherently determined. They reason that if an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion And Sexual Orientation: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion And Sexual Orientation - View That Homosexuality Is Moral Morally Acceptable Or Is Not An Issue Of Morality
The view that homosexuality is moral, morally acceptable, or that morality does not apply come from religious groups, human rights groups...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion And Sexual Orientation: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion And Sexual Orientation - Genetic Determination Choice And Change
Some view sexual orientation as not a matter of choice, but rather genetically or otherwise inherently determined. They reason that if an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emperor Xuan Of Han: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor Xuan Of Han - Early Reign
When Emperor Xuan accepted the throne, his son Prince Shi was barely a few months old. Prince Shi's mother Xu Pingjun was initially creat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Domestic Goat: Encyclopedia Ii - Domestic Goat - Goat Products
A goat is said to be truly useful both when alive and dead, providing meat and milk while the skin provides hide. In fact, a charity is i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Gay Community: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Gay Community - Modern History
History of the Gay Community - The emancipation movement in Germany 1890s-1934. See: Magnus Hirschfeld, Gustav Wyneken, Adolf Brand, Le...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Legal Aspects Of Transsexualism: Encyclopedia Ii - Legal Aspects Of Transsexualism - Americas
Legal aspects of transsexualism - United States. The United States law on this issue varies from state to state, since the issuance of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Livestock: Encyclopedia Ii - Livestock - Animal Welfare And Rights
The issue of rearing livestock for human benefit raises the issue of the relationship between humans and animals, in terms of the status ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Castration: Encyclopedia Ii - Castration - Castration In Veterinary Practice
Castration is common in animal husbandry and animal fancy, where it is intended for favouring a given desired development of the animal o...   » Read the article

Article - Popular Pages Sitemap Iv - C
This is a sitemap for Popular Pages IV - C . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word. ...   » Read the article