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Skoptsy
Sign in to saveAlso known as Skoptzy, Skoptzi, Skoptsi, Skopzi, Scoptsy
thumb|Skoptsy woman having undergone a mastectomy
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It is catalogued under topics including 18th-century establishments in the Russian Empire, Castration and Christian denominations established in the 18th century.
Vinony links it to 28 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- sect
- Subclass of
- Spiritual Christianity
- Part of
- Spiritual Christianity
- Country of origin
- Russian Empire
- Image
- Skoptsy man and woman.jpg
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- Commons category
- Skoptsy
- described by source
- Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary
- facet of
- castration
- inception
- 1765-00-00
- separated from
- Khlysts
- location of formation
- Russian Empire
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Beliefs and practices
- History
- After the October Revolution
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- Further reading
thumb|Skoptsy woman having undergone a mastectomy
The Skoptsy (, ) were a Spiritual Christian sect of Eastern Orthodoxy. They were best known for practising the emasculation of men, the mastectomy and the female genital mutilation of women in accordance with their teachings against sexual lust. The descriptive term "Skoptsy" was coined by the Russian Orthodox Church.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Skoptsy” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.