Blood Magic: The Anthropology of Menstruation by Buckley, Thomas

Blood Magic: The Anthropology of Menstruation (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780520063501)

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Blood Magic: The Anthropology of Menstruation by Buckley, Thomas

Blood Magic: The Anthropology of Menstruation

$29.95
Blood Magic: The Anthropology of Menstruation by Buckley, Thomas

Blood Magic: The Anthropology of Menstruation

$29.95
Format: Paperback
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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.

Author: Thomas Buckley
ISBN-10: 0520063503
ISBN-13: 9780520063501
Publisher: University of California Press
Language: English
Published: 06/02/1988
Pages: 275
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.87lbs
Size: 8.19h x 5.49w x 0.84d
By Thomas Buckley
By Thomas Buckley
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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 structure.

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