The unkindest cut: castration, power, and early bioethical deliberations in ancient medicine and the Persian tradition
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- 10.18502/jmehm.v19i2.21706
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- 2026-06-07
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- Journal of Medical Ethics and History of Medicine
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@article{allodium:10.18502/jmehm.v19i2.21706,
title = {The unkindest cut: castration, power, and early bioethical deliberations in ancient medicine and the Persian tradition},
author = {Mohsen Shamsi and Mohammad Hossein Asadi and Azam Khosravi and Ali Zarei and Saeed Changizi-Ashtiyani},
year = {2026},
journal = {Journal of Medical Ethics and History of Medicine},
doi = {10.18502/jmehm.v19i2.21706},
url = {https://doi.org/10.18502/jmehm.v19i2.21706}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - The unkindest cut: castration, power, and early bioethical deliberations in ancient medicine and the Persian tradition AU - Mohsen Shamsi AU - Mohammad Hossein Asadi AU - Azam Khosravi AU - Ali Zarei AU - Saeed Changizi-Ashtiyani PY - 2026 JO - Journal of Medical Ethics and History of Medicine DO - 10.18502/jmehm.v19i2.21706 UR - https://doi.org/10.18502/jmehm.v19i2.21706 ER -
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Shamsi, M., Asadi, M. H., Khosravi, A., Zarei, A., & Changizi-Ashtiyani, S. (2026). The unkindest cut: castration, power, and early bioethical deliberations in ancient medicine and the Persian tradition. Journal of Medical Ethics and History of Medicine. https://doi.org/10.18502/jmehm.v19i2.21706
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