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Feeding desire : fatness, beauty, and sexuality among a Saharan people /

While the Western world adheres to a beauty ideal that says women can never be too thin, the semi-nomadic Moors of the Sahara desert have for centuries cherished a feminine ideal of extreme fatness. Voluptuous immobility is thought to beautify girls' bodies, hasten the onset of puberty, heighte...

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Call Number:	Libro Electrónico
Main Author:	Popenoe, Rebecca, 1962-
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	Inglés
Published:	Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2012.
Subjects:	Muslim women > Azaouak Valley (Mali and Niger) Women, Arab > Azaouak Valley (Mali and Niger) Overweight women > Azaouak Valley (Mali and Niger) Sex customs > Azaouak Valley (Mali and Niger) Body image in women > Azaouak Valley (Mali and Niger) Human body > Social aspects > Azaouak Valley (Mali and Niger) Musulmanes > Azaouak, Vallée de l' (Mali et Niger) Femmes arabes > Azaouak, Vallée de l' (Mali et Niger) Femmes en surpoids > Azaouak, Vallée de l' (Mali et Niger) Vie sexuelle > Azaouak, Vallée de l' (Mali et Niger) Image du corps chez la femme > Azaouak, Vallée de l' (Mali et Niger) Corps humain > Aspect social > Azaouak, Vallée de l' (Mali et Niger) POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy. SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural. SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture. Body image in women Human body > Social aspects Manners and customs Muslim women Overweight women Sex customs Women, Arab Azaouak Valley (Mali and Niger) > Social life and customs. Azaouak, Vallée de l' (Mali et Niger) > Mœurs et coutumes. Africa > Azaouak Valley Electronic books.
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by Popenoe, Rebecca, 1962-
Published 2012

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Electronic eBook

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Feeding desire : fatness, beauty, and sexuality among a Saharan people /

by Popenoe, Rebecca, 1962-
Published 2004

Texto completo

Electronic eBook

Feeding desire : fatness, beauty, and sexuality among a Saharan people /

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