Blood magic : the anthropology of menstruation /

Examining cultures as diverse as long-house dwellers in North Borneo, African farmers, Welsh housewives, and postindustrial American workers, this volume dramatically redefines the anthropological study of menstrual customs. It challenges the widespread image of a universal ";menstrual taboo&qu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Buckley, Thomas C. T. (Editor ), Gottlieb, Alma (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [1988]
Edición:Reprinted 2019.
Temas:
Menstruation > Cross-cultural studies.
Menstruation > Folklore.
Menstruation > Social aspects.
Cross-cultural studies.
Social ecology.
Folklore.
Menstruation > psychology
Cross-Cultural Comparison
Social Environment
Folklore
Menstruation > Aspect social.
Études transculturelles.
Écologie sociale.
human ecology.
NON-CLASSIFIABLE.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General
Menstruation.
folk tales.
Folk tales.
Contes.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Examining cultures as diverse as long-house dwellers in North Borneo, African farmers, Welsh housewives, and postindustrial American workers, this volume dramatically redefines the anthropological study of menstrual customs. It challenges the widespread image of a universal ";menstrual taboo"; as well as the common assumption of universal female subordination which underlies it. Contributing important new material and perspectives to our understanding of comparative gender politics and symbolism, it is of particular importance to those interested in anthropology, women's studies, religion, and comparative health systems.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 326 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-314) and index.
ISBN:9780520340565
0520340566

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