Blood Magic: The Anthropology of Menstruation - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Thomas Buckley (Editor), Alma Gottlieb (Editor)Publish date:1988-06-02Pages:275
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of California PressISBN-13:9780520063501ISBN-10:520063503UPC:9780520063501Book Category:Social Science, PsychologyBook Subcategory:Women's Studies, AnthropologySize:8.19 x 5.49 x 0.84 inchesWeight:0.8708Product ID:SC87BW9XZS
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...
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of California PressISBN-13:9780520063501ISBN-10:520063503UPC:9780520063501Book Category:Social Science, PsychologyBook Subcategory:Women's Studies, AnthropologySize:8.19 x 5.49 x 0.84 inchesWeight:0.8708Product ID:SC87BW9XZS
Thomas Buckley is an Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Massachusetts at Boston. He Specializes in North American Indian ethnology and history, with particular interests in religion and language. Alma Gottlieb is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her area of interest is Africa, with emphasis on gender, religion, and family...
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