Title: Castration - Wikipedia
Headings: Castration
Castration
Contents
History
Africa and the Middle East
Europe
Myth
Slavery
Punishment
Modern era
China
Non-Han peoples
Korea
Vietnam
Americas
Iran
Modern trafficking
Prevention of crime
Criticism
Music
Religion
Hinduism
Christianity
Judaism
Islam
Others
Medical consequences
Psychoanalysis and literary theory
Chemical castration
Animals
See also
References
Bibliography
External links

Content: In some cultures, and in some translations, no distinction is made between the two. This can cause confusion. Contents
1 History
1.1 Africa and the Middle East
1.2 Europe
1.2.1 Myth
1.2.2 Slavery
1.2.3 Punishment
1.2.4 Modern era
1.3 China
1.3.1 Non-Han peoples
1.4 Korea
1.5 Vietnam
1.6 Americas
1.7 Iran
2 Modern trafficking
3 Prevention of crime
3.1 Criticism
4 Music
5 Religion
5.1 Hinduism
5.2 Christianity
5.3 Judaism
5.4 Islam
5.5 Others
6 Medical consequences
7 Psychoanalysis and literary theory
8 Chemical castration
9 Animals
10 See also
11 References
12 Bibliography
13 External links
History
The Castration of Uranus: fresco by Vasari & Cristofano Gherardi (c. 1560, Sala di Cosimo I, Palazzo Vecchio, Florence)
It is unknown when castration was first practiced, nor where it was invented. It may be that it arose independently in more than one place, but there is evidence that it was practiced as far back as 4,000 BC based on descriptions in the cult of Ishtar and Uruk. It may have arisen in the Neolithic period in response to animal husbandry, rising populations and population specialisation. Castration was frequently used for religious or social reasons in certain cultures in Europe, South Asia, Africa, and East Asia. After battles, winners sometimes castrated their captives or the corpses of the defeated to symbolize their victory and seize their "power". Castrated men — eunuchs – were often admitted to special social classes and were used particularly to staff bureaucracies and palace households: in particular, the harem.