The mythical origins of circumcision
1 May 2008
In our last issue, Hugh Young looked at the practice of circumcision. But how did such a bizarre tradition ever get started?
Articles tagged with "moses"
Newsfront
1 February 2008
The death of Wainuiomata woman Janet Moses during an attempt to lift a Maori curse, or makutu, was very widely reported (eg NZ Herald, November 12). Now six women and three men have been charged with her manslaughter (Dominion Post, 12 December). One of the accused women and another man are also charged with cruelty to a child after a 14-year-old was injured in the same ceremony and was treated in hospital for an eye injury.