Skoptsy

Also known as Skoptzy, Skoptzi, Skoptsi, Skopzi, Scoptsy

thumb|Skoptsy woman having undergone a mastectomy

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Encyclopedic overview

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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.

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