Cultural constructions of the uterus in pre-modern societies, past and present /

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This volume addresses a set of historical questions that explore the multiple aspects associated with the uterus through the dissection of both learned and popular sources, material evidence, daily practices, iconography, and representation. It transcends Eurocentric models of understanding and repr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Couto-Ferreira, M. Erica (Editor ), Verderame, L. (Lorenzo) (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Italiano
Publicado: Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2018.
Temas:
Uterus > Philosophy.
Women > Philosophy.
Femininity (Philosophy)
Uterus.
Culture.
Medicine, Medieval.
Woman (Philosophy)
Uterus
Femininity > history
Human Body
Culture
History, Ancient
History, Medieval
Utérus > Philosophie.
Femme (Philosophie)
Féminité (Philosophie)
Utérus.
Médecine médiévale.
culture note.
culture (concept)
Social & cultural history.
History.
Humanities.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
Medicine, Medieval
Women > Philosophy
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This volume addresses a set of historical questions that explore the multiple aspects associated with the uterus through the dissection of both learned and popular sources, material evidence, daily practices, iconography, and representation. It transcends Eurocentric models of understanding and representing the female body by bringing into the discussion a number of case studies taken from a larger number of cultural and social historical realities, including the Mediterranean, the Ancient Near East, Pre-Columbian America, East Asia, and Medieval Europe, that are explored from the methodologic.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (vi, 174 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781527514348
152751434X

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