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Long ago, as with other societies of the time, sacrifice of a human life was conducted to appease unhappy gods or ancestors. Oddly, such practices had occurred the world over, and thus it becomes more important to understand, rather than judge, the motivation behind these strange rituals. Obviously, parents were beside themselves if their child was selected for sacrifice.indeed, it has been speculated that the historical reason for the introduction of the rites of circumcision of young women stem from a strategy the to protect their children-to purposefully blemish their child, and make them unsuitable for sacrifice.
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