A Brief History Of Castration

About the Book

Victor T. Cheney has just published a BRIEF HISTORY OF CASTRATION 2^nd EDITION.  This book contains a five page index plus a two page glossary with numerous footnotes t aid the curious history buff and serious researcher. 

            Readers unfamiliar with this subject (which is most of us) will be surprised to learn how important this operation was to many cultures of the world in times past, and to a lesser extent, even today.

            In Italy thousands of young boys were castrated to prepare their voices for the opera.  In Arab lands slaves (both black and white) were castrated in order to become harem guards.  Chinese emperors found castrated males to be extremely reliable for treasurers and other governmental posts.  In the past their operation was very dangerous and many died from infections.  Bur it also had its beneficial side effects.  The average castrated male lives 15 years longer than “normal” men.  This is because harmful hormones and other impediments were removed form the man’s system.  For instance, one cannot get testicular cancer if he has no testicles.

            Many ancient religions, as well as the early Christians, used their religious duties unhampered by impure thoughts and immoral deeds.  Though Christians gradually abandoned this practice some breakaway groups continued to castrate young men in Russia and elsewhere even in this 20^th century.

            The author believes that castration can still play an important role in modern society.  He shows that it can be used to prevent serious crimes, diseases, and the loss of vital spiritual and moral values.  

About the Author

The author was born in Lynn, Massachusetts in 1918.  He joined the U.S. Army in 1938 and became a commissioned officer in 1944.  He was transferred to the newly created U.S. Air Force in 1947.  After a decorated military career that took him around the globe, he retired in 1965 as a lieutenant colonel.

Colonel Cheney received his undergraduate degree in law enforcement in 1975 and a Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice form Alabama’s Troy State University in 1976.  He went on for further studies in criminology at Florida State University.

Colonel Cheney, who makes his home in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, had two wives (deceased), three grown children, seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.  He has studied the castration treatment for 28 years and had it himself in successful treatment for prostate cancer in 1993.  He has written three books, four booklets, 10 articles and has been on television three times, on radio three times, and was an expert witness in a court case once.