Culture c. BCE – 1500 CE – Genital Mutilations and Cranial Deformation

Caption

Genital Mutilations and Cranial Deformation and Swaddling

Summary

The first map shows the areas of the world where male genital mutilation was practiced. The map differentiates between:

  • extremely severe forms (flaying, circumcision, subincision) – dark shaded areas
  • forms of lesser severity – solid lines

Elaborated from the data advanced by Murdock (1967) and Montagu (1945,1946).

The second map shows the areas of the world where female genital mutilation was practiced:

  • extremely severe forms (infibulation) – darker shaded areas
  • severe forms (clitoridectomy, excision) – lighter shaded areas
  • areas with presence of such practices, though unclear

Elaborated from the data advanced by Hosken (1979) and Montagu (1945,1946).

The third map indicates where cranial deformation and swaddling took place:

  • areas where these practices were detected, and their diffusion patterns.

Elaborated from the data advanced by Dingwall (1931).

“All maps are composed of data from native, aboriginal, subsistence-level peoples. In the Americas and Oceania, these data reflect conditions generally prior to the arrival of European settlers.”

Source

The Origins and Diffusion of Patrism in Saharasia, c.4000 BCE: Evidence for a Worldwide, Climate-Linked Geographical Pattern in Human Behavior, James DeMeo, Ph.D., 2000. [1]

A more extensive presentation of this work is available in Saharasia: The 4000 BCE Origins of Child Abuse, Sex-Repression, Warfare and Social Violence, In the Deserts of the Old World, Natural Energy Works, 1998.

Copyright

© James DeMeo, 2000. All rights reserved.